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W0062500 (wăks)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. Earwax.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 cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden.adj. Made of wax: a wax candle.tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es 1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.2. a. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs.b. To remove hair from (a portion of the body) by this method.Idiom: on wax Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.

[Middle English, from Old English weax.]

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W0062500 (wăks)intr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es 1. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity: "His love affair with Mrs. Bernstein waxed and waned and waxed again" (C. Hugh Holman).2. To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.3. a. To grow or become as specified: "His very body had waxed old in lowly service of the Lord" (James Joyce).b. To speak or write as specified: "[He] warmed to his most favorite of subjects, waxed eloquent, gained in his face a glow of passion" (Paul J. Willis).Phrasal Verb: wax on To speak or write at length about something: "Mason waxed on and on about the old days" (Jennifer Cruisie).

[Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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W0062500 (wăks)n. Chiefly British A fit of anger: "All at once you would suddenly find yourself reverting to childish attitudes, flaring up in a wax with some fellow" (Frank O'Connor).

[Perhaps from wax (as in archaic to wax angry, to grow angry).]

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(wæks) n1. (Elements & Compounds) any of various viscous or solid materials of natural origin: characteristically lustrous, insoluble in water, and having a low softening temperature, they consist largely of esters of fatty acids2. (Elements & Compounds) any of various similar substances, such as paraffin wax or ozocerite, that have a mineral origin and consist largely of hydrocarbons3. (Elements & Compounds) short for beeswax, sealing wax4. (Physiology) physiol another name for cerumen5. (Elements & Compounds) a resinous preparation used by shoemakers to rub on thread6. (Pharmacology) bone wax a mixture of wax, oil, and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding7. any substance or object that is pliable or easily moulded: he was wax in the hands of the political bosses. 8. (modifier) made of or resembling wax: a wax figure. 9. (Hairdressing & Grooming) the act or an instance of removing body hair by coating it with warm wax, applying a strip of fabric, and then removing the fabric sharply, thereby plucking the hairs out by their rootsvb10. (tr) to coat, polish, etc, with wax11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) to remove (body hair) by means of a wax treatment[Old English weax, related to Old Saxon, Old High German wahs, Old Norse vax] ˈwaxer n ˈwaxˌlike adj

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(wæks) vb (intr) 1. to become larger, more powerful, etc2. (Astronomy) (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing portion of illuminated surface, between new moon and full moon. Compare wane¹3. archaic to become as specified: the time waxed late. [Old English weaxan; related to Old Frisian waxa, Old Saxon, Old High German wahsan, Gothic wahsjan]

wax

(wæks) ninformal old-fashioned Brit a fit of rage or temper: he's in a wax today. [of obscure origin; perhaps from the phrase to wax angry]

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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.

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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]

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n. Brit. a fit of anger. [1850–55]

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(wăks) Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. Waxes are produced in nature by various animals and plants, or are made artificially. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle.

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cerography1. 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.ceromancya form of divination involving dropping melted wax into water.ceroplasticsthe art of modeling with wax. — ceroplastic, adj.

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Past participle: waxed
Gerund: waxing

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Present
I wax
you wax
he/she/it waxes
we wax
you wax
they wax

Preterite
I waxed
you waxed
he/she/it waxed
we waxed
you waxed
they waxed

Present Continuous
I am waxing
you are waxing
he/she/it is waxing
we are waxing
you are waxing
they are waxing

Present Perfect
I have waxed
you have waxed
he/she/it has waxed
we have waxed
you have waxed
they have waxed

Past Continuous
I was waxing
you were waxing
he/she/it was waxing
we were waxing
you were waxing
they were waxing

Past Perfect
I had waxed
you had waxed
he/she/it had waxed
we had waxed
you had waxed
they had waxed

Future
I will wax
you will wax
he/she/it will wax
we will wax
you will wax
they will wax

Future Perfect
I will have waxed
you will have waxed
he/she/it will have waxed
we will have waxed
you will have waxed
they will have waxed

Future Continuous
I will be waxing
you will be waxing
he/she/it will be waxing
we will be waxing
you will be waxing
they will be waxing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been waxing
you have been waxing
he/she/it has been waxing
we have been waxing
you have been waxing
they have been waxing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been waxing
you will have been waxing
he/she/it will have been waxing
we will have been waxing
you will have been waxing
they will have been waxing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been waxing
you had been waxing
he/she/it had been waxing
we had been waxing
you had been waxing
they had been waxing

Conditional
I would wax
you would wax
he/she/it would wax
we would wax
you would wax
they would wax

Past Conditional
I would have waxed
you would have waxed
he/she/it would have waxed
we would have waxed
you would have waxed
they would have waxed

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 waterbayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candlescarnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishescandelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubsceresin - a white wax extracted from ozokeritefloor wax - a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floorsfig wax, gondang wax - a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig treeJapan tallow, Japan wax - a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polisheslipid, 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 lignitepisang wax - a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantainparaffin scale, scale wax - partly refined paraffin waxski wax - wax used on the bottom of skisbeeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombscerumen, earwax - a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canalparaffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatingsspermaceti - a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whalevegetable 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, risejump - 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"fullincrease - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"

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verb1. increase, rise, grow, develop, mount, expand, swell, enlarge, fill out, magnify, get bigger, dilate, become larger Portugal and Spain had vast empires which waxed and waned.
increase contract, decline, narrow, fade, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane2. become fuller, become larger, enlarge, get bigger One should plant seeds and cuttings when the moon is waxing.3. become, get, grow, come to be, turn He waxed eloquent about the discovery of new worlds.wax lyrical enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away, become enthusiastic He waxed lyrical about the loyalty of his employees.

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verb1. To make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge.Informal: beef up.2. To come to be:become, come, get, grow, turn (out).

Translations

上光蜡变大或增加月亮渐圆用蜡抛光耳垢

wax¹

(wӕks) noun1. the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax. 蜂蜡2. the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. 耳垢3. a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine. furniture wax.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.蜡的5. sealing-wax. 蜡封 verb to smear, polish or rub with wax. 用蜡抛光waxed adjective having a coating of wax. waxed paper.涂蜡的ˈwaxen, ˈwaxy adjective蜡制的ˈwaxwork noun a wax model (usually of a well-known person). 蜡像ˈwaxworks noun plural an exhibition of such models. 蜡像陈列馆

wax²

(wӕks) verb1. (of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible. （月亮）渐圆 2. an old word for to grow or increase. （古语）变大或增加

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different ball of wax

Something completely dissimilar. It's one thing to babysit your friends' kids from time to time, but having your own children is a completely different ball of wax.See also: ball, different, of, wax

nose of wax

Someone or something that can be easily influenced or changed. You need to set some boundaries if you want them to stop treating you like a nose of wax! He is not just a nose of wax for you to bend to your whims.See also: nose, of, wax

wax lyrical

To speak about something enthusiastically, especially by employing elegant language; to rhapsodize. It was a nice feeling when Dana waxed lyrical about the dinner I made, describing it as "sublimely scrumptious." If you're going to be a salesman, you're going to have to learn how to wax lyrical about the most mundane products to make them sound like must-haves.See also: lyrical, wax

the whole ball of wax

Everything; the entirety of something. There's nothing more to tell you. That's the whole ball of wax.See also: ball, of, wax, whole

wax poetic

To speak about some topic in a poetic manner, often exaggeratedly or verbosely so. The entertainer has a habit of waxing poetic during interviews, which delights some people and infuriates others. Dan always loves to wax poetic about his vacation to Peru.See also: poetic, wax

wax and wane

To alternatingly increase (wax) and decrease (wane). My fortune has waxed and waned over the years, but I live simply anyway, and it has never affected me much. Voter turnout waxes and wanes depending on which positions are up for election.See also: and, wane, wax

as much chance as a wax cat in hell

Said of something that is very unlikely to happen. That interview was a complete disaster, so I think I have about as much chance as a wax cat in hell of getting the job.See also: cat, chance, hell, much, wax

on wax

On a phonograph record. "Wax" is a reference to the long-obsolete practice of making recordings on wax cylinders. I've always been told music sounds better on wax, but I honestly can't hear one bit of difference. More and more musicians are choosing to release their albums on wax alongside digital formats.See also: on, wax

wax and wane

Fig. to increase and then decrease, as the phases of the moon. As the moon waxes and wanes, so does the height of the tide change. Voter sentiment about the tax proposal waxes and wanes with each passing day.See also: and, wane, wax

wax angry

and wax wrothFig. to speak in anger and with indignity. Seeing the damage done by the careless children caused the preacher to wax wroth at their parents.See also: angry, wax

wax eloquent

Fig. to speak with eloquence. Perry never passed up a chance to wax eloquent at a banquet.See also: eloquent, wax

wax poetic

Fig. to speak poetically. I hope you will pardon me if I wax poetic for a moment when I say that your lovely hands drift across the piano keys like swans on a lake.See also: poetic, wax

whole ball of wax

and whole shooting matchthe whole thing; the whole matter or affair; the entire affair or organization. John is not a good manager. Instead of delegating jobs to others, he runs the whole shooting match himself. There's not a hard worker in that whole shooting match. I will be glad to be finished with this project. I want to be done with the whole ball of wax. I am tired of this job. I am fed up with the whole ball of wax.See also: ball, of, wax, whole

wax and wane

Increase and decrease, as in size, number, strength, or intensity, as in Enrollments in these programs wax and wane from year to year. This expression alludes to the phases of the moon, with its periodic changes in size. It was first recorded in the 1300s. See also: and, wane, wax

whole ball of wax, the

Also, the whole enchilada or shooting match or shebang . Everything, all the elements, the entire affair. For example, The union demanded higher wages, a pension plan, job security-the whole ball of wax, or The contract includes paperback rights, film rights, electronic media-the whole enchilada, or She lost her job, her pension, her health-care coverage, the whole shooting match. Not all the allusions in these slangy terms are clear. Ball of wax may refer to a 17th-century English legal practice whereby land was divided among heirs by covering scraps of paper representing portions of land with wax, rolling each into a ball, and drawing the balls from a hat. An enchilada combines several foods inside a tortilla; a shooting match denotes a shooting competition; and a shebang is a rude hut or shelter. The first two of these slangy terms date from the second half of the 1900s, the last two from the late 1800s. For synonyms, see whole kit and caboodle; whole megillah. See also: ball, of, whole

the whole ball of wax

AMERICANIf you talk about the whole ball of wax, you mean the whole of something, including everything connected with it. Perry wanted it all the fame, the money, the glamour — the whole ball of wax. Note: The usual British expression is the whole caboodle. See also: ball, of, wax, whole

wax lyrical about something

If you wax lyrical about a subject, you talk about it in an enthusiastic way. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees.See also: lyrical, something, wax

the whole ball of wax

everything. North American informalSee also: ball, of, wax, whole

wax lyrical about (or over)

talk in an effusive or enthusiastic way about something. Wax (from Old English weaxan ) was used to mean ‘increase in size’ right through until early modern English, but since then it has been superseded in all general contexts by grow . It now survives only in certain expressions, especially with reference to the moon's monthly increase and decrease (waxing and waning ). 1998 New Scientist Even as they wax lyrical about the perils of a changing climate, Clinton and Gore are presiding over the most massive expansion of oil exploration and drilling since…the Trans-Alaska Pipeline twenty years ago. See also: lyrical, wax

wax and wane

undergo alternate increases and decreases. 2002 New York Times The level of security that people are psychologically able to accept changes as crisis situations wax and wane. See also: and, wane, wax

the whole ball of ˈwax

(American English, informal) the whole thing; everything: I panicked, I cried — the whole ball of wax.See also: ball, of, wax, whole

ˌwax and ˈwane

(literary) increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time: The government’s popularity has waxed and waned over the past year.These two verbs describe the changing shape of the moon in the sky. When the moon waxes, more of it is visible, and when it wanes we see less of it.See also: and, wane, wax

wax ˈlyrical (about something)

(written) talk or write about something with enthusiasm: He began to wax lyrical about the new car he would buy with his earnings.See also: lyrical, wax

wax

1. tv. to beat or defeat someone; to assault someone. The muggers waxed the vest and swiped his briefcase. 2. n. a phonograph recording; a substance onto which a recording is put. (Never singular or plural. The oldest recordings were wax cylinders. The nickname survives.) This is one of the finest pieces of music ever put on wax.

waxed

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also polished (up).) Sam got waxed and had to be taken home. See also: wax

the whole ball of wax

n. everything; the whole thing. Well, that just about ruins the whole ball of wax. See also: ball, of, wax, whole

on wax

Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.See also: on, wax

whole new ball game/ball of wax, a

An entirely changed situation. The first, an Americanism originating about 1970, applied the idea of a new sport with different rules to changed circumstances in almost any situation: for example, “If this were to happen, some official of our government would no doubt announce that we were in a ‘whole new ballgame,’ which would mean that none of the policies or promises made in the past were binding any longer” (New Yorker, 1971). It is also put as a whole other ball game. The second phrase, which has exactly the same meaning, may, it has been suggested, come from a seventeenth-century English legal practice whereby land was divided among several heirs. Wax was used to cover small pieces of paper on which portions of land were identified; each was rolled into a ball, and the balls were drawn from a hat by the heirs in order of precedence (the eldest first, the youngest last). Whether or not this was the source, “the whole ball of wax” today also means all the elements of a plan, situation, or action, as well as all related elements. Thus one might say, “He sold her his house, his boat, his car—the whole ball of wax.”See also: ball, game, new, of, whole

as much chance as a wax cat in hell

As much chance as a wax cat in hell: a New England expression meaning no chance at all.See also: cat, chance, hell, much, wax

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