crestless wave

ˈkrɛstləs weɪv

Definition

Definition of crestless wave - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ocean

Rare

wave without a distinct peak or crest

Rare

The calm sea had many crestless waves.

metaphor

Rare

situation lacking a defining peak or highlight

Rare

His career was like a crestless wave.

analogy

metaphor

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Images of crestless wave

wave without a distinct peak or crest

Expressions with wave

blue wave

large ocean wave with a blue hue

Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.

wave away

dismiss with a hand gesture

She waved away the waiter with a smile.

wave down

signal a vehicle to stop using a hand gesture

She waved down a taxi in the rain.

wave off

say goodbye with a hand gesture

She waved off her friend at the station.

wave of one's hand

gesture moving the hand back and forth

She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.

surfing the wave

riding ocean waves on a board for sport or fun

Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

Examples of crestless wave in a sentence

Crestless waves gently lapped the shore.
The project ended up being a crestless wave.
Her life felt like a crestless wave without excitement.

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French:vague plate, vague sans relief, ...
German:flache Welle, höhepunktlose Welle, ...
Italian:onda senza cresta, periodo senza picchi, ...
Spanish:ola sin cresta, ola plana, ...
Portuguese:onda sem crista, ...
Chinese:无顶浪, 无高潮, ...
Japanese:波頭のない波, 波のない波, ...
Arabic:مَوْجَة بِلا قِمَّة, مَوْجَة دون ذِرْوَة, ...
Hebrew:גַּל חֲסַר פִּסְגָּה, גַּל חֲסַר שִׁיא, ...
Russian:безгребневая волна, волна без гребня, ...
Ukrainian:безгребенева хвиля, хвиля без гребеня, ...
Hindi:अशिखरी लहर, शांत लहर, ...
Bengali:চূড়াহীন তরঙ্গ, শীর্ষহীন তরঙ্গ, ...
Catalan:onada sense cresta, ona sense cresta, ...
Czech:vlna bez hřebene, situace bez vrcholu, ...
Danish:kammløs bølge, bølgetop uden kam, ...
Dutch:toploze golf, golf zonder top, ...
Greek:κύμα χωρίς κορυφή, άκορφο κύμα, ...
Hungarian:lapos hullám, csúcspont nélküli helyzet, ...
Khmer:រលកគ្មានកំពូលច្បាស់លាស់, ស្ថានភាពដែលគ្មានចំណុចលេចធ្លោ ឬកម្រិតកំពូល, ...
Korean:무마루 파도, 절정 없는 파도, ...
Persian:موج بدون قله, موج بی‌قله, ...
Polish:fala bez grzbietu, ...
Portuguese (BR):onda sem crista, onda sem pico, ...
Romanian:val fără creastă, ...
Swedish:krönlös våg, våg utan topp, ...
Thai:คลื่นไม่มียอด, คลื่นไร้ยอด, ...
Turkish:tepesiz dalga, zirvesiz dalga, ...
Vietnamese:sóng không đỉnh, làn sóng không có đỉnh, ...

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Definition of crestless wave - Reverso English Dictionary

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