lift vs wave

lift and wave both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lift	Yes	No	Yes	No
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wave is a hypernym of lift; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than lift:

lift: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Other hypernyms of lift include moving ridge.

lift (noun)	wave (noun)
the act of raising something	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of giving temporary assistance	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
a ride in a car	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building	something that rises rapidly
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot	an undulating curve
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
the event of something being raised upward
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

lift (verb)	wave (verb)
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face	set waves in
remove from a surface	signal with the hands or nod
put an end to	move or swing back and forth
remove (hair) by scalping	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
invigorate or heighten
raise in rank or condition
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
take off or away by decreasing
cancel officially
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
make audible
take hold of something and move it to a different location
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
take (root crops) out of the ground
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
raise from a lower to a higher position
move upwards
move upward
make off with belongings of others
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
pay off (a mortgage)
take illegally
rise up