| 单词 | wax up |
| 释义 | wax1 /waks/noun
ORIGIN: OE weax; ON vax, Du was, Ger Wachs waxed adjective (of a fabric or garment) made waterproof by being treated with wax waxˈen adjective
waxˈer noun Someone or something that waxes waxˈily adverb waxˈiness noun waxˈing noun waxˈy adjective
waxˈberry noun The wax myrtle or its waxy-surfaced fruit waxˈbill noun Any of various small seed-eating birds of the weaver-finch family with coloured bills like sealing wax waxˈ-chandler noun A maker of, or dealer in, wax candles waxˈcloth noun (old) Another name for both oilcloth and linoleum wax doll noun A child's doll having the head and bust made of hardened beeswax waxed leather noun Leather finished with a high wax polish on the flesh side wax end or (better) waxed end noun A strong thread having its end stiffened by shoemakers' wax, so as to go easily through the hole made by the awl wax flower noun
wax insect noun An insect that secretes wax, eg any of several of the Coccidae, etc wax light noun A candle or taper made of wax wax moth noun A moth whose larvae are destructive to young bees wax myrtle noun The American candleberry tree wax painting noun Encaustic (qv) painting wax palm noun Either of two S American palms yielding wax wax paper noun Paper spread with a thin coating of white wax and other materials wax plant noun Any of several plants of the genus Hoya, esp H. carnosa of Australia and E Asia, an asclepiadaceous climbing plant, with clusters of waxy white or pink star-shaped flowers, and succulent leaves wax pocket noun In bees, a ventral abdominal pouch that secretes wax waxˈ-proofed adjective Made waterproof with a coating of wax waxˈ-red adjective (Shakespeare) Bright-red like sealing wax wax tablet noun (historical) A wax-coated wooden writing tablet, for use with a stylus wax tree noun A tree from which wax is obtained, eg a Japanese sumac (Rhus succedanea), the wax myrtle, a privet (Ligustrum lucidum), etc waxˈwing noun A member of a genus of passerine birds (Bombycilla) with small red horny appendages, resembling red sealing wax, on their wings waxˈwork noun
waxˈworker noun waxy degeneration noun A morbid process by which the healthy tissue of various organs is transformed into a waxy albuminous substance lost wax see cire perdue wax up (of a mare about to foal) to develop a sticky covering over the teats |
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