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wave vs roll

roll vs wave

wave and roll both are nouns.

wave and roll both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
roll Yes No Yes No
As nouns, roll is a hyponym of wave; that is, roll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
  • roll: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Other hyponyms of wave include breaker, breakers, surf, backwash, wake, swash, riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet, crestless wave, swell, lift, rise, billow, surge, tidal wave, tidal wave, tsunami, roller, rolling wave, comber, white horse, whitecap.
As verbs, wave and roll are synonyms defined as:
  • wave and roll: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Other synonyms of wave include flap, undulate.
wave (noun) roll (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand the act of throwing dice
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth walking with a swaying gait
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) anything rolled up in cylindrical form
something that rises rapidly photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) a list of names
an undulating curve a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
wave (verb) roll (verb)
set waves in execute a roll, in tumbling
signal with the hands or nod take the shape of a roll or cylinder
move or swing back and forth show certain properties when being rolled
twist or roll into coils or ringlets boil vigorously
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion shape by rolling
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
arrange or coil around
begin operating or running
flatten or spread with a roller
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
move, rock, or sway from side to side
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
occur in soft rounded shapes
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