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wave vs tidal wave

tidal wave vs wave

wave and tidal wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but tidal wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
tidal wave Yes No No No
As nouns, tidal wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, tidal wave 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)
  • tidal wave: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
Other hyponyms of wave include breaker, breakers, surf, backwash, wake, swash, riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet, crestless wave, swell, lift, rise, billow, surge, tsunami, roll, roller, rolling wave, comber, white horse, whitecap.
wave (noun) tidal wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
(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) tidal 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
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