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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

motion, movement go
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

wave, moving ridge
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

noun.event

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breaker, surf, breakers go
waves breaking on the shore
wake, backwash go
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
swash go
the movement or sound of water
riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet go
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
swell, crestless wave go
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
lift, rise go
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
surge, billow go
a large sea wave
tidal wave go
a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
tidal wave go
an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
tsunami go
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
roll, roller, rolling wave go
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
comber go
a long curling sea wave
whitecap, white horse go
a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white