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beckonnounA sign made without words; a beck.
undulateverb(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
undulationnounA wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
flapnounAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
wafturenoun(archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.
brandishnounThe act of flourishing or waving.
curlnounA curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
flourishnounA dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
moving ridgenounone of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
airwavesnounRadio or television broadcasts.
millimeternounUS spelling of millimetre. [An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm]
longnoun(linguistics) A long vowel.
setsnoun(informal) Set theory.
boatnounA craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
seriesnounA number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
chainnounA series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
windnoun(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
tidenounThe daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
ripplenounA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
airnoun(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

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