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Waves

or WAVES

[ weyvz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

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.

WAVES

/ weɪvz /

acronym for

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; the women's reserve of the US navy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Waves¹

1942; W(omen) A(ccepted for) V(olunteer) E(mergency) S(ervice)

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Example Sentences

Their plays are into the billions on Spotify, and “Cherry Waves” became a TikTok hit for documenting the murk of young lust — something is clicking anew.

From Los Angeles Times

For instance, during one sequence set in the Waves’ arena tunnels, she noted there weren’t enough extras dressed to look like the VIPs that would be wandering around.

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Waves and waves of green feeding off Scottish inaccuracy.

From BBC

Waves overtopped sand dunes on the low-lying island of South Uist.

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All this came with a sugary disco image and catchy bubblegum songs, also including Spirit, Body and Soul, Don't Make Waves and Don't Love Me Too Hard.

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