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    wax
    [waks]
    noun
    wax (noun)
    1. a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax.
      • a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax and used for such purposes as making candles, modeling, and as a basis of polishes.
      • a viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon.
      • earwax.
      • informal
        used in reference to phonograph records:
        "he didn't get on wax until 1959"
    verb
    wax (verb) · waxes (third person present) · waxed (past tense) · waxed (past participle) · waxing (present participle)
    1. cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
      "I washed and waxed the floor"
      • remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together:
        "she waxed her legs when necessary"
    2. informal
      make a recording of:
      "he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work"
    Origin
    Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs. The verb dates from late Middle English.
    wax
    [waks]
    verb
    wax (verb) · waxes (third person present) · waxed (past tense) · waxed (past participle) · waxing (present participle)
    1. (of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
      Similar:
      approach full moon
      get bigger
      increase in size
      Opposite:
    Origin
    Old English weaxan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen and German wachsen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek auxanein and Latin augere ‘to increase’.
    wax
    [waks]
    noun
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    informal
    dated
    wax (noun) · waxes (plural noun)
    1. a fit of anger:
      "she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding"
    Origin
    mid 19th century: origin uncertain; perhaps from phrases such as wax angry.
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