waxnoun
uk/wæks/us/wæks/[ U ] a solid substance containing a lot of fat that becomes soft and melts when warm:
[ U ] the soft, yellowish substance inside your ears
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Chemicals, chemical compounds & gases
- acrolein
- adenine
- aldehyde
- alkaline earth metal
- alkane
- ammonia
- ammonium
- ammonium sulphate
- butane
- calcium sulphate
- iodide
- limewater
- lye
- nitrate
- octane
- paraben
- phenolphthalein
- saturated fat
- sodium chloride
- sulphur dioxide
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waxverb
uk/wæks/us/wæks/wax verb (USE WAX)
[ T ] to put a thin layer of wax on the surface of something, either to make it waterproof or to improve its appearance:
[ T ] to remove hair from someone's body by covering it in a thin layer of warm wax that is then pulled off:
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Covering and adding layers
- asphalt
- bestrew
- binder
- blanket
- blindfold
- carpet
- coat
- fall over sth/sb
- film
- film over
- fur
- gild
- gum sth up
- inlay
- pad
- proof
- seal
- swathe
- whitewash
- wreathe
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wax verb (MOON)
[ I ] formal When the moon waxes, it gradually appears larger and rounder each day.
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- planetoid
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- the Southern Cross
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
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wax verb (SPEAK)
to speak or write in the stated way:
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Ways of talking
- -mouthed
- babel
- blab
- blather
- croon
- declamatory
- drone
- drone on
- expressive
- hold the floor idiom
- lyrical
- meanderings
- rabbit
- rabbit on
- sink to a whisper idiom
- tattle
- telegrammatic
- throw
- waffle
- yap
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