nnoun.substanceany of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in waterDerivationally Related Form:waxywax
Hypernyms:lipid lipide lipoid
Inherited Hypernyms:waxlipidmacromoleculemoleculeunitthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:waxlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:waxlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Japan tallowJapan waxbayberry tallowbayberry waxbeeswaxcandelilla waxcarnaubacarnauba waxceresincerumenearwaxfig waxfloor waxgondang waxlac waxmontan waxparaffinparaffin scaleparaffin waxpisang waxscale waxshellac waxski waxspermacetivegetable wax
Full Hyponyms:bayberry waxbeeswaxcandelilla waxcarnauba waxceresincerumenfloor waxghedda waxgondang waxjapan waxmontan waxparaffinpisang waxscale waxshellac waxski waxspermacetivegetable wax
vverb.contactcover with waxDerivationally Related Form:waxingwax
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:waxcover
Direct Hyponyms:beeswax
Full Troponyms:beeswax
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changego up or advanceSynset:climb mount rise
Examples:- Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Antonyms:wane
Derivationally Related Form:climbwaxingmountingrisemount
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:waxincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:advancegainjump
Full Troponyms:advancejump
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeincrease in phaseSynset:full
Antonyms:wane
Derivationally Related Form:waxing
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:waxincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The moon will soon --- (apply to: full, wax)