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beeswax
bees·wax B0157800 (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.
[Sense 3, jocular alteration of business.]beeswax (ˈbiːzˌwæks) n (Elements & Compounds) a. a yellowish or dark brown wax secreted by honeybees for constructing honeycombsb. this wax after refining, purifying, etc, used in polishes, ointments, and for modellingvb (tr) to polish with such waxwax1 (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] beeswax
Past participle: beeswaxed
Gerund: beeswaxing
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| I beeswax | | you beeswax | | he/she/it beeswaxes | | we beeswax | | you beeswax | | they beeswax |
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| I beeswaxed | | you beeswaxed | | he/she/it beeswaxed | | we beeswaxed | | you beeswaxed | | they beeswaxed |
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| I am beeswaxing | | you are beeswaxing | | he/she/it is beeswaxing | | we are beeswaxing | | you are beeswaxing | | they are beeswaxing |
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| I have beeswaxed | | you have beeswaxed | | he/she/it has beeswaxed | | we have beeswaxed | | you have beeswaxed | | they have beeswaxed |
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| I was beeswaxing | | you were beeswaxing | | he/she/it was beeswaxing | | we were beeswaxing | | you were beeswaxing | | they were beeswaxing |
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| I had beeswaxed | | you had beeswaxed | | he/she/it had beeswaxed | | we had beeswaxed | | you had beeswaxed | | they had beeswaxed |
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| I will beeswax | | you will beeswax | | he/she/it will beeswax | | we will beeswax | | you will beeswax | | they will beeswax |
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| I will have beeswaxed | | you will have beeswaxed | | he/she/it will have beeswaxed | | we will have beeswaxed | | you will have beeswaxed | | they will have beeswaxed |
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| I will be beeswaxing | | you will be beeswaxing | | he/she/it will be beeswaxing | | we will be beeswaxing | | you will be beeswaxing | | they will be beeswaxing |
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| I have been beeswaxing | | you have been beeswaxing | | he/she/it has been beeswaxing | | we have been beeswaxing | | you have been beeswaxing | | they have been beeswaxing |
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| I will have been beeswaxing | | you will have been beeswaxing | | he/she/it will have been beeswaxing | | we will have been beeswaxing | | you will have been beeswaxing | | they will have been beeswaxing |
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| I had been beeswaxing | | you had been beeswaxing | | he/she/it had been beeswaxing | | we had been beeswaxing | | you had been beeswaxing | | they had been beeswaxing |
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| I would beeswax | | you would beeswax | | he/she/it would beeswax | | we would beeswax | | you would beeswax | | they would beeswax |
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| I would have beeswaxed | | you would have beeswaxed | | he/she/it would have beeswaxed | | we would have beeswaxed | | you would have beeswaxed | | they would have beeswaxed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombscerotic acid, hexacosanoic acid - a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)animal product - a product made from animal materialwax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in waterGhedda 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" |
Translationsbee (biː) noun1. a four-winged insect that makes honey. 蜜蜂 蜜蜂2. (especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment. a knitting bee. (工作結合娛樂的)聚會 （工作结合娱乐的）聚会 ˈbeehive noun a box in which bees are kept, and where they store their honey. 蜂窩，蜂箱 蜂房，蜂箱 ˈbeeswax (ˈbiːzwӕks) noun the yellowish solid substance produced by bees for making their cells, and used in polishing wood. 蜂蠟 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. 執迷不悟的想法 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. 走捷徑，立即行動 径直走beeswax
none of (one's) beeswaxSomething that is of no concern to another. This phrase is a less formal or serious version of "none of (one's) business." It's none of your beeswax why I left the party early the other night.See also: beeswax, none, ofmind (one's) own beeswaxTo not interfere in someone else's affairs; to not pry or be nosy. Often used as an imperative. Mind your own beeswax, will you? I can take care of my problems just fine. I really wish she would mind her own beeswax and stop asking me about my finances. So there I was, minding my own beeswax, when the security guard comes over and starts asking me all kinds of questions.See also: beeswax, mind, ownMind your own beeswax.to mind one's own business. (Juvenile.) You just mind your own beeswax! Lay off! Mind your own beeswax!See also: beeswax, mind, ownnone of someone's beeswaxInf. none of someone's business. (Jocular.) It's none of your beeswax. I'm not telling. You'll never know. The answer is none of your beeswax.See also: beeswax, none, ofnone of one's businessNot one's concern, as in How much I earn is none of your business. This expression employs business in the sense of "one's affairs," a usage dating from about 1600. (Also see mind one's own business.) A slangy, jocular variant from about 1930 is none of one's beeswax. The related verb phrase have no business is used to indicate that one should not meddle or interfere, as in He has no business discussing the will with outsiders. See also: business, none, ofbeeswax (ˈbizwæks) n. business; concern. (see also mind your own beeswax, none of someone’s beeswax.) Tend to your own beeswax. mind your own beeswax (...ˈbizwæks) tv. to mind one’s own business. (Juvenile.) Lay off! Mind your own beeswax! See also: beeswax, mind, ownnone of someone’s beeswax (...ˈbizwæks) n. none of someone’s business. It’s none of your beeswax. I’m not telling. See also: beeswax, none, ofmind your own beeswaxA euphemism for “mind your own business.” Since “mind their own business” sounds harsh, if not impolite, the close-sounding word “beeswax” was substituted. Those to whom the remark was directed might still get their noses out of joint, but somewhat less so than if the word had been “business.” An interesting, although fanciful, piece of folk etymology tells us that American colonial women stood over a kettle and stirred wax to make candles. If they didn't pay attention, the wax or fire might burn their hair and clothing. Someone who let her concentration wander would be reminded to “mind your own beeswax.”See also: beeswax, mind, ownbeeswax
beeswax: see waxwax,
substance secreted by glands on the abdomen of the bee and known commonly as beeswax; also various substances resembling beeswax. Waxes are mixtures comprising chiefly esters of monohydroxy alcohols, besides other esters and free fatty acids, free alcohols, and higher
..... Click the link for more information. .Beeswax a lipoid granular substance secreted by special glands on honeybees and several other insects. It consists of a mixture of esters (up to 75 percent), free fatty acids, and saturated hydrocarbons. It is rich in vitamin A (100 g of honeycomb beeswax contains 4,096 international units of vitamin A). The density is 0.956-0.969. Beeswax melts at a temperature of 62°-72°C. It is insoluble in water. It dissolves easily in ether, chloroform, benzene, gasoline, and turpentine oil. Bees build honeycombs out of beeswax. Pure beeswax is used in the manufacture of artificial honeycomb; the less pure wax is used in technology. Beeswax is an ingredient of many medicinal ointments, plasters, and cosmetic creams. beeswax[′bēz‚waks] (materials) Yellow to grayish-brown solid wax obtained from bee honeycombs by boiling and straining; used in floor waxes, waxed paper, and textile finishes and in pharmacy. Also known as yellow wax. beeswaxa. 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 beeswax
wax (waks), 1. A substance, plastic at room temperature, secreted by bees for building honeycomb cells. Synonym(s): beeswax, cera2. Any substance with physical properties similar to those of beeswax, of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin (for example, oils, lipids, or fats that are solids at room temperature). 3. Esters of high molecular weight fatty acids with monohydric or dihydric alcohols (aliphatic or cyclic), that are solid at room temperature; often accompanied by free fatty acids. [A.S. weax] wax (waks) 1. A substance, plastic at room temperature, secreted by bees for building honeycomb cells.
Synonym(s): cera. 2. Any substance with physical properties similar to those of beeswax, of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin (e.g., oils, lipids, or fats that are solids at room temperature).[A.S. weax]LegalSeeBeebeeswax
Words related to beeswaxnoun a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombsRelated Words- cerotic acid
- hexacosanoic acid
- animal product
- wax
- Ghedda wax
verb cover with beeswaxRelated Words |