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wave vs heat wave

heat wave vs wave

wave and heat wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but heat wave is not a verb.

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

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