wave vs wave front

wave and wave front both are nouns.

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

wave (noun)	wave front (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
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)	wave front (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