whitecap vs wave

wave vs whitecap

whitecap and wave both are nouns.

whitecap is not a verb while wave is a verb.

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

As nouns, wave is a hypernym of whitecap; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than whitecap:

whitecap: a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Other hypernyms of whitecap include moving ridge.

whitecap (noun)	wave (noun)
a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white	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

whitecap (verb)	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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