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wave vs frizz

frizz vs wave

wave and frizz both are nouns.

wave and frizz both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
frizz Yes No Yes No
As verbs, frizz is a hyponym of wave; that is, frizz is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  • frizz: curl tightly
Other hyponyms of wave include crape, crimp, frizzle, kink, kink up.
wave (noun) frizz (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon the condition of being formed into small tight curls
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) frizz (verb)
set waves in curl tightly
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 frizz

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