wave

noun, verb128 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3
big wave8.5
huge wave8.2
giant wave8.0
small wave8.0
enormous wave7.8
ocean wave7.8
tidal wave7.6
great wave7.5
breaking wave7.5
crashing wave7.3
gentle wave7.2
rolling wave7.1
tiny wave7.0
tsunami wave7.0

A very large wave, often caused by an earthquake.

incoming wave6.8
oncoming wave6.7
mountainous wave6.5
lapping wave6.5
10-foot wave6.0

Used to specify the height of a wave.

rogue wave5.9
40-foot wave5.8

Used to specify the height of a wave.

white-capped wave5.5
ride a wave7.0
surf a wave6.8
catch a wave6.5

often figurative

Collocations with "wave"