Homonym of the day – 3 – Vocab builder for your Carrier

WAVE Vs WAIVE

WAVE

 

Verb

WAVE – Move one’s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

Synonyms: gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, beckon, indicate, motion, nod, bid

Example: ‘Don’t encourage your children to wave from the windows, as they might try to climb up when you’re out of the room.’

Noun

WAVE – A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

Synonyms: breaker, billow, roller, comber, ripple, white horse, white cap

Example: ‘he was swept out to sea by a freak wave’

WAIVE

Verb

WAIVE – Refrain from insisting on or using

Synonyms: relinquish, renounce, give up, abandon, reject, surrender, yield, cede, do without, dispense with, put aside, set aside, abdicate, abjure, sacrifice, refuse, turn down, spurn, sign away

Example:‘he will waive all rights to the money’

 

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