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waxing
wax 1 W0062500 (wăks)n.1. a. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.b. Beeswax.c. Earwax.2. a. A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations.b. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.4. A cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden.adj. Made of wax: a wax candle.tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es 1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.2. a. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs.b. To remove hair from (a portion of the body) by this method.Idiom: on wax Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.
[Middle English, from Old English weax.]
wax 2 W0062500 (wăks)intr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es 1. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity: "His love affair with Mrs. Bernstein waxed and waned and waxed again" (C. Hugh Holman).2. To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.3. a. To grow or become as specified: "His very body had waxed old in lowly service of the Lord" (James Joyce).b. To speak or write as specified: "[He] warmed to his most favorite of subjects, waxed eloquent, gained in his face a glow of passion" (Paul J. Willis).Phrasal Verb: wax on To speak or write at length about something: "Mason waxed on and on about the old days" (Jennifer Cruisie).
[Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
wax 3 W0062500 (wăks)n. Chiefly British A fit of anger: "All at once you would suddenly find yourself reverting to childish attitudes, flaring up in a wax with some fellow" (Frank O'Connor).
[Perhaps from wax (as in archaic to wax angry, to grow angry).]waxing (ˈwæksɪŋ) n1. (Astronomy) a gradual process of growth or development2. a gradual process of growth or development3. (Hairdressing & Grooming) hairdressing hair-removal treatmentwax•ing (ˈwæk sɪŋ)
n. 1. the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling. 2. the manufacturing of a phonograph record. 3. the act of applying a depilatory wax to the body. [1400–50] waxingWax applied to ski bottoms for greater control.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  waxing - the application of wax to a surfaceapplication, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; | | 2. | waxing - a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"waning - a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon" | | Adj. | 1. | waxing - (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"waning - (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeewaxwaxing
waxingIn a finished piece of marble intended for interior use, the filling of cavities with materials patterned and colored to match.waxing
wax·ing , waxing-up (wak'sing), The contouring of a pattern in wax, generally applied to the shaping in wax of the contours of a trial denture or a crown prior to casting in metal.wax·ing , waxing-up (waks'ing, -ŭp') The contouring of a pattern in wax, generally applied to the shaping in wax of the contours of a trial denture or a crown prior to casting in metal. wax·ing , waxing-up (waks'ing, -ŭp') Contouring a pattern in wax, generally applied to shaping in wax of contours of a trial denture or a crown prior to casting in metal. waxing
Antonyms for waxingnoun the application of wax to a surfaceRelated Words- application
- coating
- covering
noun a gradual increase in magnitude or extentRelated WordsAntonymsadj (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increasesAntonyms |