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roller vs wave

wave vs roller

roller and wave both are nouns.

roller is not a verb while wave is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roller Yes No No No
wave Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wave is a hypernym of roller; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than roller:
  • roller: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
  • 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 roller include moving ridge.
roller (noun) wave (noun)
a grounder that rolls along the infield a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
a cylinder that revolves (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) something that rises rapidly
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
roller (verb) wave (verb)
set waves in
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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