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wave vs flap

flap vs wave

wave and flap both are nouns.

wave and flap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
flap Yes No Yes No
As nouns, flap is a hyponym of wave; that is, flap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • flap: the motion made by flapping up and down
Other hyponyms of wave include gravitation wave, gravity wave, sine wave, oscillation, vibration, fluctuation, seiche, standing wave, stationary wave, traveling wave, travelling wave, acoustic wave, sound wave, wave form, wave shape, waveform, blast wave, shock wave, impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing, flapping, flutter, fluttering.
As verbs, wave and flap are synonyms defined as:
  • wave and flap: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Other synonyms of wave include roll, undulate.
wave (noun) flap (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth the motion made by flapping up and down
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) an excited state of agitation
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
wave (verb) flap (verb)
set waves in pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
signal with the hands or nod make a fuss; be agitated
move or swing back and forth to flutter noisily when moved by the wind
twist or roll into coils or ringlets move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion move with a flapping motion
move with a thrashing motion
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