beeswax

bees·wax

 (bēz′wăks′)

n.

1. The yellow to grayish-brown wax secreted by the honeybee for constructing honeycombs.

2. Commercial wax obtained by processing and purifying the crude wax of the honeybee and used in making candles, crayons, and polishes.

3. Informal A matter of concern or business that pertains to someone: It's none of your beeswax where I'm going tonight.

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[Sense 3, jocular alteration of business.]

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beeswax

(ˈbiːzˌwæks)

n

(Elements & Compounds)

a. a yellowish or dark brown wax secreted by honeybees for constructing honeycombs

b. this wax after refining, purifying, etc, used in polishes, ointments, and for modelling

vb

(tr) to polish with such wax

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wax¹

(wæks)

n.

1. 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. any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants.

3. any of a group of substances composed of hydrocarbons, alcohols, fatty acids, and esters that are solid at ordinary temperatures.

4. cerumen; earwax.

5. a resinous substance used by shoemakers for rubbing thread.

6. sealing wax.

7. Slang. a phonograph record.

v.t.

8. to rub, polish, etc., with wax.

9. Slang. to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition.

10. Slang. to make a phonograph recording of.

adj.

11. pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax.

[before 900; Middle English wex, waxe, Old English weax, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wahs, Old Norse vax, Old Church Slavonic voskŭ, Lithuanian vãškas]

wax′a•ble, adj.

wax²

(wæks)

v.i.

1. to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.

2. (of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon. Compare wane (def. 4).

3. to grow or become: to wax resentful.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English weaxan to grow, wax, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wahsan, Old Norse vaxa, Gothic wahsjan; akin to waist]

wax³

(wæks)

n. Brit.

a fit of anger.

[1850–55]

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beeswax

Past participle: beeswaxed
Gerund: beeswaxing

Imperative

beeswax

beeswax

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs cerotic acid, hexacosanoic acid - a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) animal product - a product made from animal material wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water Ghedda wax - wax from Indian and African bees
Verb	1.	beeswax - cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" wax - cover with wax; "wax the car"

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Translations

شَمْع عَسَل

včelí vosk

bivoks

Bienenwachs

κερί

mesilasvaha

mehiläisvaha

cire d'abeille

méhviasz

bÿvax

cera

cera

bivoks

včelí vosk

bivax

balmumu

蜂蜡

beeswax

[ˈbiːzwæks] N → cera f de abejas

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beeswax

[ˈbiːzwæks] n → cire f d'abeille

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beeswax

n → Bienenwachs nt

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beeswax

[ˈbiːzˌwæks] n → cera d'api

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bee

(biː) noun

1. a four-winged insect that makes honey. by نَحْلَـه، نَحْـل пчела abelha včela die Biene bi μέλισσαabeja mesilane زنبور ampiainen abeilleדבורה मधुमक्खी pčela méh lebah bÿfluga ape みつばち 벌 bitė bite lebah bijbiepszczoła موچی abelha albină пчела včela čebela pčela bi ผึ้ง arı 蜜蜂 бджола شہد کی مکھی ، مگس con ong 蜜蜂

2. (especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment. a knitting bee. byeenkoms مَكان التِقاء للعَمل أو الأستِمتاع работна среща reunião kroužek das Treffen velgørenhedsforening συγκέντρωση για δουλειά και διασκέδαση trabajo colectivo huviring گردهمایی برای همکاری یا مسابقه kokoontuminen työn ja huvin merkeissä corvée הֲנַאָה וְעָבוֹדָה काम में मजे लेने वाला radno-zabavni sastanak összejövetel pertemuan vinnufundur (sjálfboðaliða); saumaklúbbur raduno 寄り合い (일, 경기 등의) 모임, 회합 susiėjimas talka; saiets orang yang terlalu sibuk werkbijeenkomst dugnad; veldedig forening spotkanie towarzysko-robocze اشر (پگاړه) reunião şezătoare совместная работа и развлечения spoločné posedenie pri práci delovni krožek okupljanje träff การรวมตัวเพื่อทำกิจกรรมร่วมกัน eğlenceli toplu çalışma, imece (工作結合娛樂的)聚會 зустріч сусідів або друзів مشترکہ ، پرُلطف کام buổi lao động tập thể （工作结合娱乐的）聚会

ˈbeehive noun

a box in which bees are kept, and where they store their honey. byekorf خَلِيَّة نَحل، قَفير кошер colmeia úl der Bienenstock bistade; bikube κυψέληcolmena mesipuu کندو ampiaspesä rucheכוורת मधुमक्खी का छत्ता košnica méhkas sarang lebah bÿflugnabú alveare みつばちの巣箱 꿀벌의 집 avilys bišu strops sarang lebah bijenkorf bikubeul د مچۍ ځاله، ټوپكى، شكر ګتي colmeia stup улей úľ panj košnica bikupa รังผึ้ง arı kovanı 蜂窩，蜂箱 вулик شہد کی مکھیوں کا چھتہ tổ ong 蜂房，蜂箱

ˈbeeswax (ˈbiːzwӕks) noun

the yellowish solid substance produced by bees for making their cells, and used in polishing wood. byewas شَمْع عَسَل пчелен восък cera de abelhas včelí vosk das Bienenwachs bivoks κερί μέλισσας cera de abeja meevaha موم mehiläisvaha cire d'abeille שַׁעֲווַת דבוֹרִים मोम pčelinji vosak méhviasz lilin lebah bÿvax cera vergine みつろう 밀랍 vaškas bišu vasks lilin lebah bijenwasbivokswosk موم، چه په شاتو كى موندل كيږى، دشاتو موم cera ceară de albine воск včelí vosk čebelji vosek pčelinji vosak bivax ขี้ผึ้ง balmumu 蜂蠟 віск شہد کی مکھیوں سے حاصل کردہ موم sáp ong 蜂蜡

a bee in one's bonnet

an idea which has become fixed in one's mind. She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America. met iets behep wees فِكْرَةٌ أو هاجِسٌ يَتَسَلَّط على العَقْل фикс-идея ideia fixa utkvělá myšlenka der Floh im Ohr grille i hovedet έμμονη ιδέα tener algo metido entre ceja y ceja kinnisidee مرتب دربارۀ یک چیز حرف زدن و اندیشیدن päähänpinttymä marotte להיוֹת מְשוּגָע לְדַבָר אֶחָד सनक fiksna ideja rögeszméje van tergoda ganga með dellu eða meinloku idea fissa 思いつめた考え 계속 맴도는 생각 įsikalta mintis apsēstība/ uzmācīga ideja ashik bercakap tentang idee-fixe fiks idéobsesja فکر کول ideia fixa idee fixă навязчивая идея byť posadnutý myšlienkou fiksna ideja buba u glavi en fix idé ความเชื่อที่ฝังใจ aklını bir şeyle bozmak 執迷不悟的想法 нав'язлива ідея کسی بات کا خبط ہونا luôn bận tâm về điều gì 想得入了迷

make a bee-line for

to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to. Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party. in 'n reguit lyn يَتَّخِذ أقْصَرُ الطُّرُق إلى، يَذْهَبُ مُباشَرةُ إلى отивам директно до ir direto vzít to přímo, jít přímo na věc etwas auf kürzestem Wege angehen styre lige hen til; stile lige mod πάω κατευθείαν σε ir en línea recta; ir directo otseteed minema یک راست رفتن mennä suorinta tietä se diriger droit sur לַלֶכֶת בְּקַו יָשַר सीधे रास्ता शीघ्रता से जाना izravno ići toronyiránt megy langsung menuju skunda rakleiðis til andare diritto verso ～へ真っすぐに行く 직행하다 mauti tiesiai prie, šaute šauti prie virzīties pa visīsāko ceļu; vistiešākā veidā bergerak pantas recht afgaan op stile rett mot udać się najkrótszą drogą do په زغاسته تگ، لنډه لار نيول ir directo a se duce ţintă (la) прямиком направиться ísť priamo na vec pikirati na najkraći put ta närmaste (raka) vägen till มุ่งตรงไปที่ en kısa yoldan gitmek 走捷徑，立即行動 іти навпростець; іти прямо کسی چیز کے لئے دیوانہ ہونا ، سنکی ہونا đường chim bay 径直走

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