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Meaning
Noun
●
Beeswax.
●
Earwax.
●
Any
oily
,
water-resistant
,
solid
or
semisolid
substance
;
normally
long-chain
hydrocarbons
,
alcohols
or esters.
●
Any
preparation
containing
wax
, used as a polish.
●
In Music:
The
phonograph record
format
for music.
●
In American English:
A
thick
syrup
made by
boiling down
the
sap
of the
sugar maple
and then
cooling
it.
●
In American English:
A type of
drugs
with as main
ingredients
weed
oil
and
butane
;
hash
oil
.
●
The process of growing.
●
An
outburst
of
anger
, a
loss
of
temper
, a
fit
of rage.
Adj
●
Made of wax.
Verb
●
To
apply
wax
to (something, such as a
shoe
, a
floor
, a
car
, or an
apple
), usually to
make it
shiny.
●
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.
●
To
defeat
utterly.
●
To
kill
, especially to
murder
a person.
●
To record.
●
To
increasingly
assume
the
specified
characteristic.
●
To grow.
●
To
appear
larger
each
night
as a
progression
from a
new moon
to a
full
moon
.
●
To
move
from
low tide
to high
tide
.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
wax
English
weaxan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wæx
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cerumen
Polish
Vinyl
Record
Waxen
Buff
Shine
Furbish
Burnish
Whack
Kill
Become
Bump Off
Knock Off
Antonyms
Wane
Related
Glue
Grease
Soap
Dye
Resin
Gel
Paint
Lacquer
Varnish
Powder
Oil
Lotion
Spray
Polish
Brush
Cream
Ink
Foam
Paste
Silicone
Latex
Oils
Coating
Acrylic
Shellac
Dust
Clay
Liquid
Plastic
Adhesive
Skin
Paraffin
Leather
Rubber
Hair
Cloth
Plaster
Sponge
Pigment
Shave
Honey
Gum
Glycerin
Conditioner
Sand
Pomade
Lather
Mold
Shampoo
Glycerine
Wood
Trim
Baby Oil
Petroleum Jelly
More
Rhymes
Ax
Rax
Lax
Sax
Fax
Wax
Max
Max
Zax
Axe
Tax
Acts
Flax
Packs
Jacks
Lacks
Relax
Racks
Facts
Backs
Hacks
Whacks
Cracks
Banjax
Attacks
Chillax
Poleaxe
Gravlax
Eyetracks
Nicknacks
Interacts
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