underwave

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noun

A lesser or underlying wave (in various senses).

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Meanings

noununderwave (plural underwaves)

plural underwaves

  1. A lesser or underlying wave (in various senses).

    […] that look of still repose in which there sleeps an underwave of joy.

    1912, Stanhope Bayley, Anima Fanciulla (The Maiden Soul) (page 15)

Origin

From under- + wave.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unwavered
Cite this entry
APA

underwave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwave

MLA

“underwave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underwave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwave.

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