Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Wave

/weɪv/

To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

50 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Wave"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "wave" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
enclave2nounA political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
waive1verb(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
crave1verb(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
brave1verbStrong in the face of fear; courageous.
knave1noun(dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
lave1noun(transitive) To bathe or wash (someone or something).
concave2nounCurved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
cave1nounA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
deprave2verb(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
conclave2noun(Roman Catholicism) A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope.
rave1verbAn all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.
shave1verb(transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
architrave3noun(architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
behave2verb(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
margrave2noun(historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
thrave1noun(transitive, UK, dialectal) To urge; compel; importune.
engrave2verb(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
close shave2nounA shave that is very short or near the skin.
autoclave3nounA strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
pave1verb(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
landgrave2noun(historical) One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
glave1nounAlternative form of glaive. [(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.]
dave1nounA diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.
enslave2verb(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
skywave2noun(radio) An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.
shockwave2nounAlternative spelling of shock wave. [(physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.]
airwave2(foaled 12 February 2000) a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare.
microwave3noun(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
gave1verb(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
misbehave3verb(intransitive or reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
forgave2verb(transitive) To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
galley slave3noun(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
shortwave2noun(physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.
fave1noun(informal) Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).
white slave2nounA woman (of European descent) sold into prostitution, especially when transported to a country primarily inhabited by nonwhites.
clave1noun(music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.
aftershave3nouna lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
theyve1noun
thave1noun(UK, dialect) Alternative form of theave. [(UK, dialect) A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.]
newwave2noun
mave1noun
unfav2noun
belgrave2nounA suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5906).
drave1nounAlternative spelling of Drava. [A tributary of the Danube, in southern Central Europe.]
grave1noun(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
hardgrave2nounA surname.
hargrave2noun(uncountable) A number of places:
kazikaev3
kunaev2noun
lafave2nounA surname.

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