wave

/ˈwāv/

Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave

verb

  1. to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute

  2. to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter

  3. to move in waves : heave

swing wave flourish brandish thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion.

noun

  1. a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)

  2. water, sea

  3. a shape or outline having successive curves

… this our island in the wave …

noun

  1. a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s