wave vs coif

wave and coif both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of wave include coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle.

As verbs, coif is a hypernym of wave; that is, coif is a word with a broader meaning than wave:

Other hypernyms of wave include arrange, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set.

wave (noun)	coif (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's 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

wave (verb)	coif (verb)
set waves in	arrange attractively
signal with the hands or nod	cover with a coif
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