wavy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wav·y /ˈweɪvi/ adjective 1. DCBwavy hair grows in waves 〔头发〕波浪形的，卷曲的 →5 see picture at 见图 hairstyle2. CFa wavy line is smoothly curved 〔线〕波形的，波纹的 →5 see picture at 见图 curved
Examples from the Corpus
wavy• When growing emerse, the leaves are short, oval and wavy.• The flag's stripes are wavy and alternate in color.• The margins of the valves are often wavy, and deeply folded in other species.• Her short wavy black hair was combed neatly back from a rather narrow sloping forehead with prominent brow ridges.• If that friend has Netscape animation, the sonnet will do a wavy dance.• It sort of humped up in the middle, sucking water with it, shrugging sprays of water from its wavy edges!• He wore his carefully combed wavy hair, dark brown with tinges of gray, rather long.• A series of wavy lines appeared on the video monitor.• Eventually we came across a rope of animal tracks dropped across the pan, its wavy parallels disappearing into shimmer.• To others it is the wavy symbol of the primal waters attached to the cross of matter.wav·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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wavy
wav‧y /ˈweɪvi/
adjective
1. wavy hair grows in waves
2. a wavy line is smoothly curved
▪ bent no longer straight: The knife was bent in the middle. | a bent nail | She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn't see her face.
▪twisted having a bent shape that turns around - used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape: a twisted tree trunk | All that was left was a pile of twisted metal. | His knee was all twisted. | a twisted ankle
▪curved bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way: The bird has a long curved bill. | a curved dagger | The plane's wings are curved.
▪warped bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness: warped floorboards | The windows are warped and won't open anymore.
▪crooked not straight, but bending sharply in one or more places, especially in a way that looks different from normal or does not look right - often used about a part of someone's body, a path, or a picture: He had crooked teeth. | her crooked nose and long thin face | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine. | The picture looks crooked - can you move it up on the left? | a crooked path | the narrow crooked streets of the financial district
▪wavy having smooth bends in it, usually in a regular pattern – used about hair or lines: her brown wavy hair | The pictures were separated by a thin wavy line.
wav‧y /ˈweɪvi/
adjective1. wavy hair grows in waves
2. a wavy line is smoothly curved
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