Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
cold wave
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short period of very cold weather.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A permanent wave in the hair set by special solutions without the aid of any heating machine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of coldwave (“European post-punk music sub-genre”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

cold waves (plural)

Synonyms

cold snap cold spell

Antonyms

heatwave

Questions

What does cold wave mean?
A short period of very cold weather.

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