Waves
or WAVES
the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve, the distinct force of women enlistees in the U.S. Navy, organized during World War II.
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How to use Waves in a sentence
There have been previous Waves of people moving to Texas, and we are now experiencing the latest wave.
Piketty only Waves his hands around the all-important question of whether economic inequality undermines democracy.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen she walks past, he crinkles his nose and gives her little private Waves.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, Denmark still Waves its banner high.
Can there actually be massive tidal Waves like the one we saw on the first planet they visited?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves | Marlow Stern | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It will be remembered that pitch depends upon the rapidity of the sound Waves or vibrations.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickA biggish sea running, subsiding as the day went on—and my mind grew calmer with the Waves.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe next morning a gust of wind carried him, and him only, out of the boat into the Waves, and he was never seen again.
Then Waves of grief broke over her, and she sobbed convulsively; but still she shed no tears.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonOn three sides, the cliffs rise so precipitously from the Waves, that all access is impossible.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for WAVES
Waves
/ (weɪvz) /
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; the women's reserve of the US navy
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