- crestless wave
- nounthe undulating movement of the surface of the open sea• Syn: ↑swell• Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑moving ridge• Hyponyms: ↑ground swell, ↑heavy swell
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crestless wave
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moving ridge — noun one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) • Syn: ↑wave • Derivationally related forms: ↑wavelet (for: ↑wave) • Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ground swell — noun 1. an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment • Hypernyms: ↑transition 2. a broad and deep undulation of the ocean • Syn: ↑heavy … Useful english dictionary
swell — I. verb (swelled; swelled or swollen; swelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
heavy swell — noun a broad and deep undulation of the ocean • Syn: ↑ground swell • Hypernyms: ↑swell, ↑crestless wave * * * heavy swell noun A rough sea • • • Main Entry: ↑heavy … Useful english dictionary
crest — n. & v. n. 1 a a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, etc. on a bird s or animal s head. b something resembling this, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet. c a helmet; the top of a helmet. 2 the top of something, esp. of a mountain, wave, roof, etc. 3… … Useful english dictionary
crest — noun 1》 a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. ↘a plume of feathers on a helmet. 2》 the top of a ridge, wave, etc. ↘Anatomy a ridge along the surface of a bone. 3》 a distinctive heraldic device… … English new terms dictionary
crest — /krɛst / (say krest) noun 1. a. a tuft or other natural growth of the top of an animal s head, as the comb of a cock. b. feathers on top of a bird s head which stand upright or are erectile. 2. anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft. 3.… …
crest — crested, adj. crestless, adj. /krest/, n. 1. the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit. 2. the head or top of anything. 3. a ridge or ridgelike formation. 4. the foamy top of a wave. 5. the point of highest flood, as of a river. 6. the … Universalium
crest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English creste, from Anglo French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair Date: 14th century 1. a. a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration b. the plume… … New Collegiate Dictionary
