wave vs coiffure

wave and coiffure both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

wave (noun)	coiffure (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
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

wave (verb)	coiffure (verb)
set waves in	arrange attractively
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