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wave vs gauffer

gauffer vs wave

wave and gauffer both are nouns.

wave and gauffer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
gauffer Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gauffer is a hyponym of wave; that is, gauffer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: set waves in
  • gauffer: make wavy with a heated goffering iron
Other hyponyms of wave include marcel, goffer, perm.
wave (noun) gauffer (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair an iron used to press pleats and ridges
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) gauffer (verb)
set waves in make wavy with a heated goffering iron
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 gauffer

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