wave vs wigwag

wave is a noun but wigwag is not a noun.

wave and wigwag both are verbs.

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

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

wave: move or swing back and forth
wigwag: send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

wave (noun)	wigwag (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
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)	wigwag (verb)
set waves in	signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
signal with the hands or nod	send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
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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