wave _noun

1-) on water

ADJECTIVES

big, enormous, giant, great, huge, mountainous
small, tiny
white-capped, white-crested, white-topped
breaking
tidal

VERBS

ride
rise
break, fall
lap
crash, roar, smash

NOUNS

energy, power

PREPOSITIONS

in the
on the

PHRASES

the crash/crashing/lap/lapping of the waves, the crest of a wave

2-) movement of energy

ADJECTIVES

electromagnetic, light, radio, seismic, shock, sound

VERBS

emit, generate
deflect
bounce off sth, travel

3-) increase/spread

ADJECTIVES

big, enormous, huge, massive 
fresh, new, next, recent 
first, second, etc.
crime

VERBS

send
sweep (over) sth, wash over/through sb/sth

PREPOSITIONS

of

4-) hand movement

ADJECTIVES

quick
cheery, friendly
farewell, parting

VERBS

give (sb), return

PREPOSITIONS

with a 
of

wave _verb

ADVERBS

gently
vigorously
cheerfully, cheerily, happily
frantically, wildly
vaguely
dismissively
about/around, aside, back, on, through

VERBS

turn and/to

PREPOSITIONS

at
to

PHRASES

wave (sb) goodbye