Collocations for wave - noun
1. on water
ADJ.
big, enormous, giant, great, huge, mountainous | small, tiny | white-capped, white-crested, white-topped | breaking | tidal
Several villages have been destroyed by a huge tidal wave.
Several villages have been destroyed by a huge tidal wave.
VERB + WAVE
ride
Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves.
Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves.
WAVE + VERB
rise | break, fall
We watched the waves breaking on the shore.
We watched the waves breaking on the shore.
lap
the gentle sound of waves lapping the sand
the gentle sound of waves lapping the sand
crash, roar, smash
I could hear the waves crash against the rocks.
I could hear the waves crash against the rocks.
WAVE + NOUN
energy, power
PREP.
in the ~s
children playing in the waves
children playing in the waves
on the ~s
There were seagulls bobbing on the waves.
There were seagulls bobbing on the waves.
PHRASES
the crash/crashing/lap/lapping of the waves, the crest of a wave
(often figurative) She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success.
(often figurative) She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success.
2. movement of energy
ADJ.
electromagnetic, light, radio, seismic, shock, sound
VERB + WAVE
emit, generate | deflect
WAVE + VERB
bounce off sth, travel
Sound waves bounce off objects in their path.
Sound waves bounce off objects in their path.
3. increase/spread
ADJ.
big, enormous, huge, massive | fresh, new, next, recent | first, second, etc.
the first wave of immigration in the 1950s
the first wave of immigration in the 1950s
crime
VERB + WAVE
send
Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.
Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.
WAVE + VERB
sweep (over) sth, wash over/through sb/sth
With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept over Europe. | A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe.
With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept over Europe. | A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe.
PREP.
~ of
a big wave of refugees
a big wave of refugees
4. hand movement
ADJ.
quick | cheery, friendly | farewell, parting
VERB + WAVE
give (sb), return
I returned his wave and started to walk towards him.
I returned his wave and started to walk towards him.
PREP.
with a ~ | ~ of
He dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand.
He dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand.