rise vs wave

rise and wave both are nouns.

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

As nouns, wave is a hyponym of rise; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rise:

Other hyponyms of rise include crime wave, spike.

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

rise: 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 rise include moving ridge.

rise (noun)	wave (noun)
the act of changing location in an upward direction	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
increase in price or value	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
the amount a salary is increased	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
an increase in cost	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
a growth in strength or number or importance	something that rises rapidly
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
a movement upward; rise above the ground	an undulating curve
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

rise (verb)	wave (verb)
return from the dead	set waves in
get up and out of bed	signal with the hands or nod
increase in value or to a higher point	move or swing back and forth
become more extreme	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
go up or advance	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
rise in rank or status
exert oneself to meet a challenge
become heartened or elated
move upward
increase in volume
come to the surface
rise to one's feet
move to a better position in life or to a better job
come up, of celestial bodies
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
rise up
come into existence; take on form or shape