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noun | verb waxwax1 /wæks/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYwax1Origin: Old English weax 1 a solid material used to make candles, polish, etc.: We put a layer of wax down on the floor.2science, biology a natural sticky substance in your ears3science, chemistry a substance which is solid at normal temperatures, becomes soft when it is warm, and does not dissolve in water [Origin: Old English weax] → see also beeswax noun | verb waxwax2 verb ETYMOLOGYwax2Origin: (1,5) 1300-1400 ➔ WAX1 (2-4) Old English weaxan to grow VERB TABLEwax |
Present | I, you, we, they | wax | | he, she, it | waxes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | waxed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have waxed | | he, she, it | has waxed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had waxed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wax | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have waxed |
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Present | I | am waxing | | he, she, it | is waxing | | you, we, they | are waxing | Past | I, he, she, it | was waxing | | you, we, they | were waxing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been waxing | | he, she, it | has been waxing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been waxing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be waxing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been waxing |
1[transitive] to put a thin layer of wax on a floor, table, car, etc. in order to polish it2wax eloquent/philosophical/poetic etc. (about somebody/something) humorous to talk about someone or something in an eager, thoughtful way3[transitive] to put a thin layer of wax on your arms, legs, etc. and then pull it off in order to remove hairs4[intransitive] science, earth science when the moon waxes, the part that we see gets bigger each night OPP wane5wax and wane literary to increase and then decrease |