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surf vs wave

wave vs surf

surf and wave both are nouns.

surf and wave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surf Yes No Yes No
wave Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wave is a hypernym of surf; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than surf:
  • surf: waves breaking on 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 surf include moving ridge.
surf (noun) wave (noun)
waves breaking on the shore a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
surf (verb) wave (verb)
switch channels, on television set waves in
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular signal with the hands or nod
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard 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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