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Meaning of wax

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wax

Pronunciation:/wæks//wæks/

noun

Definitions

  1. Beeswax.

  2. Earwax.

    Example: What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?

  3. Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

  4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made of wax.

wax

Pronunciation:/wæks//wæks/

verb

Definitions

  1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

  2. To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.

  3. To defeat utterly.

  4. To kill, especially to murder a person.

wax

Pronunciation:/wæks//wæks/

noun

Definitions

  1. The process of growing.

verb

Definitions

  1. To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

    Synonyms:become
  2. To grow.

    Antonyms:wane
  3. (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

  4. (of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.