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wax ¹  (wks)

n.

1.

a. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.

b. Beeswax.

c. Cerumen.

2.

a. A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations.

b. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.

3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.

4. A phonograph record.

5. Something suggestive of wax in being impressionable or readily molded.

adj.

Made of wax: a wax candle.

tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es

1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.

2. Informal To make a phonograph record of.

Idiom:

on wax

In the medium of phonograph recordings.

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[Middle English, from Old English weax.]

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wax ¹

Noun

1. a solid fatty or oily substance used for making candles and polish, which softens and melts when heated

2. short for beeswax or sealing wax

3. Physiol a brownish-yellow waxy substance secreted by glands in the ear

Verb

to coat or polish with wax [Old English weax]

waxed adj
waxy adj

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wax ²

Verb

1. to increase gradually in size, strength, or power: trading has waxed and waned with the economic cycle

2. (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing area of brightness from new moon until full moon

3. to become: he waxed eloquent on the disadvantages of marriage [Old English weaxan]

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wax  (wks)

Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.

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Wax

cerography

1. the art or process of writing or engraving on wax.
2. Rare. the art or process of making paintings with colors mixed with beeswax and fixed with heat; encaustic painting. — cerographist, n. — cero-graphic, cerographical, adj.

ceromancy

a form of divination involving dropping melted wax into water.

ceroplastics

the art of modeling with wax. — ceroplastic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water bayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes candelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs ceresin - a white wax extracted from ozokerite floor wax - a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors fig wax, gondang wax - a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree Japan tallow, Japan wax - a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) montan wax - a hard wax obtained from lignite pisang wax - a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain paraffin scale, scale wax - partly refined paraffin wax ski wax - wax used on the bottom of skis beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs cerumen, earwax - a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal paraffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings spermaceti - a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale vegetable wax - a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms) lac wax, shellac wax - a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol
Verb	1.	wax - cover with wax; "wax the car"         beeswax - cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	wax - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" mount, climb, rise jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" gain, advance - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" wane - become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
	3.	wax - increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" full increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"

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wax

verb 1. increase, rise, grow, develop, mount, expand, swell, enlarge, fill out, magnify, get bigger, dilate, become larger << OPPOSITE wane

verb 2. become fuller, become larger, enlarge, get bigger

Translations

wax [wæks] n → cera

vt → encerar

vi [moon] → crecer

wax [wæks] n → cire f;

(for skis) → fart m

vt → cirer [+ car]; lustrer [+ skis]; farter

vi [moon] → croître

wax [wæks] n → Wachs nt;

(for sealing) → Siegellack m;

(in ear) → Ohrenschmalz nt

vt [+ floor] → bohnern [+ car, skis]; wachsen

vi [moon] → zunehmen

wax [wæks] n → cera

vt → dare la cera a [+ car]; lucidare

vi [moon] → crescere

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wax¹

n wax [wӕks]

1 the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax. wasشَمْعвосъкvoskbivoksdas Wachsκερίceravahaمومvahacireשַעֲווָהमोमvosakviaszmalam(bÿflugna)vaxcerume密ろう밀랍, 밀vaškasvaskslilinwasvokswoskceracearăвоскvoskvosekvosakbivaxขี้ผึ้งbal mumu蜂蠟віскشہد کی مکھیوں کا لعاب جس سب وہ چھتا بناتی ہیںsáp ong蜂蜡

2 the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. wasشَمْع الأذُنушна калušní mazørevoksdas Ohrenschmalzκυψελίδαcerakõrvavaikچرك گوشvaikkucireשַעֲווָהकान की मैलcerumen, ušna mazfülzsírkerak telingaeyrnamergurcera耳あか귀지sierasērs (ausī)tahi telingaoorsmeerørevokswoskowinaceracerumenушная сераušný mazušesno maslovosaköronvaxสารที่คล้ายขี้ผึ้งkulak kiri耳垢вушна сіркаکان کے اندر خارج ہونے والا مادہráy tai耳垢

3 a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine furniture wax.wasمادَّةٌ شَمْعِيَّه لِتَلْميع الأثاثблясъкvoskvoks; -voksdas Wachsπαρκετίνηcerapoonimisvahaواكسvahacireשַעֲווָהचमकीला बनाने के लिए इस्तेमाल में आने वाला पदार्थvosakfényezőpolesgljávax, bónceraワックス광택제vaškas, politūravasks; spodrināšanas ziedepengilatboenwaspolerings-/boningsmiddelpolituraceraceară de mobilăполирольvoskvosekvosakmöbel-, bonvaxขัดด้วยขี้ผึ้ง; เคลือบด้วยขี้ผึ้งcilâ上光蠟віскلءیsáp để đánh bóng上光蜡

4 (also adjective) (also ˈcandle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated a wax model.wasشَمْعي، مَصْنوع من الشَّمْعвосъкvoskovývoks; voks-das Wachs, Wachs-...κερί, κέρινοςceraküünlavahaپارافينvaha(en/de) cireשַעֲווָהमोमvosak, voštaniviaszlilinkertavaxcera; di cera*ろう파라핀 왁스vaškovaskslilinwasvoks(-)wosk(owy)cerade/în cearăвоск; восковойvoskovývosek; voščenvoštanivaxที่มีลักษณะคล้ายขี้ผึ้งmum蠟的свічний парафінمومsáp để làm nến蜡的

5 sealing-wax. wasشَمْع الخَتْمчервен восъкpečetní vosksegllakder Siegellackβουλοκέριlacrepitserivahaلاك مخصوص مهر و مومsinettivahacire à cacheterשַעֲווָהलाखpečatni vosakpecsétviaszlakinnsiglunarvaxceralacca封ろう봉랍lakaszīmoglakalilinzegellaksegllakklaklacreceară pentru sigiliiсургучpečatný voskpečatni vosekvosak za pečatsigillackครั่งสำหรับประทับตราเอกสารmühür mumu蠟封сургучگوندxi gắn蜡封

v

to smear, polish or rub with wax. wasيَصْقُل بالشَّمْعнамазвам с восъкvoskovatvoksewachsenπαρκετάρωencerarvahatamaواكس زدنvahatacirerלִמרוֹחַ שַעֲווָהमोम लगानाpremazati voskomfényesítmemolesvaxbera, bónaincerare, dare la cera*ろうを塗る(가죽·실 등에) 밀랍을 먹이다vaškuoti[]vaskotmenggilapmet was behandelensmøre, polere, bonewoskowaćencerara ce­ruiвощитьvoskovaťnavoščitivoskirativaxa, bona, poleraขัดด้วยขี้ผึ้งcilâlamak(用蠟)拋光вощитиموم کی تہ لگاناđánh bóng bằng sáp（用蜡）抛光

adj waxed

having a coating of wax waxed paper.wasbedekمُشَمَّع، مَطْلي بالشَّمْعвосъчна хартияvoskovanývokspapirWachs-...αλειμμένος με κερίenceradovaha-واكسيvahattuciréמכוסה שעווהमोम लगाvoštaniviaszosberlapis lilinvaxborinnparaffinatoろう引きの왁스를 먹인vaškinis, vaškuotasvaska-; vaskotsdisaluti lilinwas{#169}voks-(papir), voksetwoskowanyenceradoceratвощёныйvoskovanývoščenvoskiranvaxadที่เคลือบด้วยขี้ผึ้งyağlı, mumlu塗蠟的навощенийموم کی تہ لگا ہواbôi sáp涂蜡的

adj ˈwaxen, *ˈwaxy

wasagtigشَمْعيвосъченvoskovývoksagtig; blegwie Wachsκέρινοςde cera, céreovahaneرنگ پريدهvahamainencireuxעַשׂוּי שַעֲווָהमोमीvoštan, gladakviaszból valóberlilinvaxkenndur, eins og vaxdi cera, cereoろうの밀랍 같은, 창백한vaškinis, vaškuotas, vaškovaska-; vaskotsyang diperbuat seperti lilin, seperti lilinwassenvoksaktig, –blekwoskowyde cerade cearăвосковойvoskovývoščenvoštangjord av vax, vaxartad, vaxlikทำด้วยขี้ผึ้ง; ทาด้วยขี้ผึ้งmumlu蠟制的восковийمومیgiống như sáp蜡制的

n ˈwaxwork

a wax model (usually of a well-known person). waswerk, wasmodelتِمثال من الشَّمْعвосъчен моделvosková figurínavoksfigurdie Wachsfigurκέρινο ομοίωμαfigura de ceravahakujuمجسمه موميvahakuvastatue en cireדְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָהप्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतला बनानाvoštana figuraviaszfigurapatung lilinvaxmynd(modello/statua di cera)ろう人形밀랍 인형vaško figūravaska figūrapatung daripada lilinwassen beeldvoksfigur/-arbeidfigura woskowafigura de cerastatuetă/figură de cearăвосковая фигураvosková figurínavoščena figuravoštana figuravaxfigurหุ่นขี้ผึ้งbalmumu heykel蠟像воскова фігураمشہور شخصیتوں کے مومی مجسمےthuật nặn hình bằng sáp蜡像

n pl ˈwaxworks

an exhibition of such models. wasmodeluitstallingمُتْحَف تَماثيل الشَّمْعизложба на восъчни фигуриmuzeum voskových figurínvokskabinetdas Wachsfigurenkabinettμουσείο κέρινων ομοιωμάτωνmuseo de ceravahakujude näitusگاري مجسمه هاي موميvahakabinettimusée de cireתַעֲרוַּכת דְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָהप्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतलों की प्रदर्शनीizložba voštanih figurapanoptikumpameran patung lilinvaxmyndasÿning/-safn(museo delle cere)ろう人形の展示밀랍 인형 전시회vaško figūrosvaska figūru izstādepameran patung model lilinwassenbeeldententoonstellingvokskabinettgabinet figur woskowychmuseu de ceramuzeul figurilor de cearăгалерея восковых фигурmúzeum voskových figurínrazstava voščenih figurizložba voštanih figuravaxkabinettนิทรรศการหุ่นขี้ผึ้งbal mumu heykel/mumya müzesi蠟像陳列館галерея воскових фігурایسے مجسموں کی نماءشtriển lãm sản phẩm làm từ sáp蜡像陈列馆