Wax

  • 21wax — Car·bo·wax; chafe·wax; de·wax; pax·wax; wax; wax·berry; wax·er; wax·er·man; wax·haw; wax·i·ly; wax·i·ness; wax·man; woad·wax·en; wood·wax·en; bees·wax; de·wax·able; woad·wax; …

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  • 22wax — I. /wæks / (say waks) noun 1. any of a group of amorphous solid materials consisting of esters of monohydric alcohols and the higher homologues of fatty acids, as beeswax, an ester of palmitic acid, C30H61OCOC15H31. 2. any of various other… …

  • 23wax — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, advance, aluminum oxide, ambergris, anoint, antifriction, appreciate, augment, auto polish, balloon, bear fruit, beeswax, black lead, bloat, bloom, blossom, blubber, boom, boost, breakthrough, breed …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24wax — wax1 [wæks] n [U] ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [: Old English; Origin: weax] 1.) a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make ↑candles, ↑polish etc ▪ wax crayons 2.) a natural sticky substance in your ears →↑beeswax …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25wax — wax1 [ wæks ] noun uncount 1. ) a soft natural or artificial substance that becomes liquid when heated, used for making CANDLES and models, for making wooden furniture shine, and for protecting objects from water: a ball of wax a wax candle 2. )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26wax — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, Lithuanian vaškas Date: before 12th century 1. a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructioncting the honeycomb, that is a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27wax — [[t]wæ̱ks[/t]] waxes, waxing, waxed 1) N MASS Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the… …

    English dictionary

  • 28wax — I UK [wæks] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a soft natural or artificial substance that becomes liquid when heated, used for making candles and models, for making wooden furniture shine, and for protecting objects from water a ball of wax a wax candle …

    English dictionary

  • 29wax — I n. sealing wax II v. 1) (s) ( to become ) to wax indignant; to wax eloquent over ( to express one s enthusiasm concerning ) 2) (misc.) to wax and wane * * * [wæks] to wax eloquent over ( to express one s enthusiasm concerning ) (misc.) to wax… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30wax — I [[t]wæks[/t]] n. 1) biochem. ent Also called beeswax a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees in constructing their honeycomb, used in making candles, casts, ointments, etc. 2) biochem. any of various …

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