2) ripple effect. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A gradually spreading effect or influence: Those deviations tend to have a ripple effect throughout the economy as a whole (Tom Clancy)....

3) ripplet. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A little wave or ripple....

4) ripple tank. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See wave tank....

5) ripple 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers. Inflected forms: ripˇpled, ripˇpling, ripˇples To remove seeds from with a comblike,...

6) ripple 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...form small waves or undulations. 1. A small wave. 2. A wavelike motion; an undulation: the ripple of a flag. 3. A sound like that made by rippling water: a ripple...

7) purl 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: purled, purlˇing, purls To flow or ripple with a murmuring sound. The sound made by rippling water. Probably of Scandinavian origin....

8) crinkle. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: crinˇkled, crinˇkling, crinˇkles1. To form wrinkles or ripples. 2. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle. To cause to crinkle. A wrinkle, ripple,...

9) wave tank. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...wave motion and wave properties such as interference and diffraction. Also called ripple tank....

10) wimple. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns. 2a. A fold or pleat in cloth. b. A ripple, as on the surface of water. c. A curve or bend. Inflected forms: wimˇpled,...