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wave vs cold wave

cold wave vs wave

wave and cold wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but cold wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
cold wave Yes No No No
As nouns, cold wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, cold wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
  • cold wave: a wave of unusually cold weather
Other hyponyms of wave include heat wave.
wave (noun) cold wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a wave of unusually cold weather
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) cold 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
Difference between wave and cold wave

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