wave vs goffer

wave and goffer both are nouns.

wave and goffer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, goffer is a hyponym of wave; that is, goffer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:

wave: set waves in
goffer: make wavy with a heated goffering iron

Other hyponyms of wave include marcel, gauffer, perm.

wave (noun)	goffer (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	a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
(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)	goffer (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 goffer

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