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noun wakswæks mass noun1A sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax. Example sentencesExamples - In the case of the honeycombs, the worker bees secrete small flakes of wax and probably surround themselves with the flakes to make the cylinders.
- Honey bees occasionally invade homes and establish a colony, building combs of wax containing honey and pollen, and brood in wall spaces.
- Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax.
- In the wild the long white caterpillars are often considered pests by beekeepers, because they feed on the hives' wax and honey.
- Stir gently until the honey is completely combined, being careful not to overmix or the wax could emulsify into the sauce.
- However, even in species that do use some natural crevice, important nest structures may be built by groups of workers, as in wax combs in the honey bee.
- Propolis is made by bees from a sticky resin that seeps from the buds and bark of trees, chiefly conifers, blended with wax flakes secreted from special glands in their abdomens.
- Darwin showed by an exemplary mathematical argument that the structure of the comb was precisely that which would minimize the amount of wax used by the swarm.
- The jars are all capped with pieces of honeycomb, wax and propolis.
- The nectar is greatly concentrated and stored in wax cells, thousands of which form the honeycomb.
- Honeybees raise their larvae and pupae in individual cells on wax combs.
- 1.1 A white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax and used for such purposes as making candles, modelling, and as a basis of polishes.
Example sentencesExamples - The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal.
- Common finishes include wax, varnish, and oil- or water-based polyurethane.
- It was just a shame that the high price of candle wax forced her to rely mainly on oil lamps.
- Modeling wax is great fun as children use the warmth of their hands to shape pieces of wax into animals, figures or whatever their imaginations conjure.
- The tears were the silent burning kind that slide down your cheeks like hot wax down a candle.
- Ask whether the model needs sealing with wax or varnish, or is pre-finished.
- Raw pigments and heated wax create translucent textures and surfaces.
- If the finish is waxed, do not use oiled or treated cloths, as they may make the wax sticky.
- There needs to be enough wax on the paper to fight back the paint.
- If you have been using a paste furniture wax like beeswax and you see ripples, you have applied too much.
- Who first thought of dipping a reed or some other substance into wax or tallow?
- The raindrops ran like melted wax on his white cheeks.
- White wax finds use in cosmetics purely because it presents a better appearance.
- 1.2 Any waxy substance, especially a lipid or hydrocarbon.
Example sentencesExamples - It's also a good idea to wax your wood floor once a year with a good solvent-based liquid or paste wax.
- Modern lubricants are either petroleum or synthetic chemicals, sometimes with a bit of wax thrown in.
- Most candles contain paraffin, a petroleum-based wax that produces black soot when burned.
- The shop has a range of delicate snowmen, deer, bears, angels and various Christmas specials made of wax and resin.
- By tomorrow morning the cleaners will have erased it with bleach, floor wax and silicone polish.
- Cigarette burns are part of the inevitable aftermath of most parties, as is spilt candle wax.
- One way of removing built-up floor wax manually, is to mix detergent and ammonia with water and apply to the floor with a mop or sponge.
- Desirée stifled a laugh as she swept the candles and bits of wax into a dustpan.
- Those glossy red apples from California may look wonderful on our supermarket shelves but they do so because they're coated with a wax made from pig fat and I simply don't fancy them.
- Along the streets lamps were covered in flowers, icons and hand-written messages, stuck up with coloured candle wax.
- Once again, wipe the surface clean and if you wish you can apply a coat of paste wax or liquid polish.
- The room was ablaze with white wax candles, and the walls were slats of wood, smooth and splinterless mahogany brown in color.
- At York, the timbers were immersed for two years in tanks of aqueous polyethylene glycol, a water-soluble wax used to replace the water in the wood.
- When mixed with oil or wax, high explosives become like clay.
- The wax that the Stanford scientists chose isn't exactly dinner-table candle wax, but it's pretty close.
- The fire was believed to have been caused by candle wax dripping on to paper.
- Successful operation of any lava lamp depends on this relationship between the density of water and wax.
- Then of course, there was the task of cleaning up all of the candle wax and wine-soaked altar cloth.
- Candle wax is resistant to water and any water-soluble cleaner.
- The chapel stank of expensive perfume, incense, and candle wax.
- Jillian and Graham sat on either side of a silver-plated candelabrum, its twin red candles dripping wax onto the paper tablecloth, empty coffee cups in front of them.
- He experimented by exposing paraffin wax to crushed Salvia leaves and found the solid wax readily adsorbed the volatile terpenes from the air.
- In the attendant chaos of too many people in one room, someone dropped hot wax from a burning candle on her bare hand.
- You may protect the finish with a liquid furniture wax or cream polish that gives the desired gloss.
- 1.3 Earwax.
Example sentencesExamples - If you continue to get a build-up of wax in your ears then you may find that using ear drops regularly helps the wax drain out.
- Wax can usually be easily removed.
- Each of us naturally secretes varying amounts of wax into the ear canal.
2informal Used in reference to records. he didn't get on wax until 1959 Example sentencesExamples - Joining them is someone who is much better live then he is on wax.
- The reason was that they didn't want to hear the band on wax; they just wanted to see them perform.
- It's all music you know; he thinks he's the best; I think I'm the best, and we battle it out on wax, that's all.
- He seems to be spending more time on screen than on wax.
- He'll be sitting in here and there with the band when his services aren't needed on wax.
- Hitting more bum notes than an inexperienced boy band isn't easy, but recording it and committing it to wax is another thing.
- I feel like I can chart my last ten years via your last ten on wax.
- So what would make three of the most influential artists in New York decide to do that on wax?
- So I definitely saw it before it got on wax, and I've seen it change so much.
verb wakswæks [with object]1Cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it. I washed and waxed the floor Example sentencesExamples - Its surface had to be cleaned and waxed once a week.
- It was warm that day, and she had just finished her laundry and even thought about waxing the floor.
- If a brass or copper lamp does not have a special no-tarnish finish, you can polish it or wax it after you wash and dry it.
- I moaned, I landed butt first on the freshly waxed floor of the corridor, in extreme pain.
- Some men might liken this to washing and waxing their car.
- Those employees with vehicle duties will be expected to completely wash and wax the vehicles they are assigned to once a week.
- If the choice is between taking a brisk walk and waxing the kitchen floor, choose the walk.
- She mopped and waxed the floors, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, dusted the furniture and did the ironing.
- No one can resist taking photos of the faintly ridiculous men with their beards and waxed moustaches and their womenfolk in quaint dresses.
- The next day I decided that I would actually wash and wax it myself as it gives a better shine. So I'm out on the drive, polishing my car.
- He even regularly waxes the bottom of the car to prevent rusting.
- The only thing they can do is to wax the kitchen floor.
- I would spend a whole day cleaning, washing and waxing that car.
- He tries to calm his dad and take him upstairs to bed, but Willy rambles on about how Linda shouldn't have waxed the floor because it might hurt her back.
- You may wish to wax your linoleum or vinyl floor after a thorough wash, but there's no point in doing it too often.
- We always had time to play with him, go to the shore, build planes, wash and wax the car, do math.
- That afternoon we polished and shined, swept and dusted, washed and waxed every nook and cranny of the little house while Madam Cuffy cooked the banquet.
- He said he earned $6 an hour washing and waxing floors using chemicals that caused nosebleeds, sore eyes and skin irritations.
- Wages for most of the janitors averaged $5.50 an hour (slightly higher for those who waxed floors and cleaned windows).
- If you shine it, wax it, wash it, admire it, take photographs of it and never use it, what's the point?
- I help Grandad wash and wax the truck, and he puts on his best suit while Mom and Grandma figure out the exact wording of the message he's to take to Ben Dawson.
- 1.1 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 Example sentencesExamples - I exercise, I have good hygiene, I try to wear what flatters me, I even went so far as to get my legs waxed and my hair done.
- Tim recalls being afraid the first time he had his eyebrows waxed seven years ago, and Harry admits to similar fears.
- Some might like the concept of waxing their armpits.
- Although it's safe to say that body waxes are generally more popular among gay men than heterosexual males, waxing your body hair has nothing to do with your sexuality.
- Robert has already had his arms and legs waxed to remove unwanted hair.
- From dressing for a beach wedding to waxing your body hair and tucking in shirts properly, we've got your fashion fix.
- For years he's been saying that boys are sick of being bossed about by liberated mothers, and of being brainwashed into becoming touchy-feely drips who grow up to wear earrings, go shopping and get their chest hair waxed.
- It took a lot of effort to keep his body hair manageable - waxing his chest took almost an hour, and using the number two clippers on his arms and legs was a constant annoyance.
- That night, even though she doesn't have waxed eyebrows or manicured nails or a trendy haircut, I take my wife out for dinner.
- I would certainly not be waxing any body hair of mine.
2informal Make a recording of. he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work Example sentencesExamples - Elvis Presley was discovered after walking into a Memphis recording studio to wax a $2 gift for his mother.
Derivatives noun ˈwaksəˈwæksər Proving his critics wrong Danny rolled up his trousers and let leg waxers loose on his thick hairy legs. Example sentencesExamples - The waxer I went to was named Rose, and she was really great.
- The four brothers have been amazed with the response from the Lismore community so far - and from all reports they are the best bunch of buffers, waxers, window tinters and polishers in town.
- The company's growing cadre of engineers also built nuclear-waste detectors and industrial floor waxers.
- So far he has been able to dredge up work only as a part-time floor waxer.
Origin Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs. The verb dates from late Middle English. An old English verb weaxan ‘grow, increase’ is now restricted to only a few contexts. We use it to mean ‘become’ in expressions such as ‘he waxed lyrical’, and we use it for ‘to grow’ when we talk of the moon waxing and waning. It is possible that the wax that bees make comes from the same root, in the sense of what grows in the hive, but no one is certain. Waist (Late Middle English) seems to come from the same root, perhaps with reference to childbirth. Wane (Old English) is from Old English wanian ‘lessen’.
Rhymes axe (US ax), Backs, Bax, fax, flax, lax, max, pax, Sachs, sax, saxe, tax verb wakswæks [no object]1(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size. Example sentencesExamples - We often spent the late nights talking in my own private gardens, and sometimes we were content to lie on our backs on the grass to watch the stars or the moon as she waxed or waned.
- The moon was waxing, and I was sure it would be full the next night.
- The moon rode the sky, waxing toward fullness, as clouds swirled in an accompanying dance.
- The Moon is waxing and is in completely the wrong part of the sky (the northern sky)!
- People who grew up there are strongly attached to the tribal system, which to them seems as natural and morally right as the sun rising in the east and the moon waxing and waning.
- I feel oddly discombobulated that I don't know whether the moon is waxing or waning.
- The moon waxed full, looming huge upon the speckled expanse.
- An immense moon hovers on clear nights, waxing during my stay.
- I felt the power which comes with the falling night and the rising moon, whether it be waxing or waning.
- The moon waxed unhurriedly across the starry cloudless skies, sharing what little light it had borrowed from the sun with the earth for the duration of the night.
Synonyms approach full moon, get bigger, increase in size, enlarge - 1.1literary Become larger or stronger.
Example sentencesExamples - That feeling waxed strongest in Sydney, where a coalition of small interests, organised by Henry Parkes and pursuing populist ends, developed before 1850.
- And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.
- Certainly that was his formulation in the early years, that as the child's objectivity waxed, so to speak, so his imagination and fantasy life would be inclined to wane.
- After a tight first set hewaxed in confidence and played better and better.
- As the junta faltered, Yeltsin waxed stronger and by the end of the year the Communist Party had been banned and the Soviet Union condemned to history - all because one man had grasped the moment.
Synonyms increase, grow, develop, rise, expand, swell, enlarge, magnify, extend, escalate, deepen, intensify, widen, broaden, spread, mushroom, snowball
2with complement Begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner. they waxed lyrical about the old days Example sentencesExamples - I didn't want to be one of those gushing fans that waxes poetic and overuses the words ‘cool’ and ‘awesome.’
- One writer in the early eighteenth century waxed poetic about how these poor good women labored such long hours to support their families - but he was responding to an attack on them.
- Despite constant pressure from New York City media and fans longing for an NBA championship after a 30-year drought, Thomas waxes positive on his team and his position.
- I was waxing nostalgic to a friend about the old British Library Reading Room.
- He began to wax eloquent on what was wrong with it.
- He waxed poetic as he described the trips he had taken in search of exotic worlds, all on guided tours.
- There are also way too many irrelevant talking heads waxing poetic about the meaning of the movie.
- Provincial and federal politicians wax poetic about the issue, but never seem to put their taxation or legislative powers where their mouths are.
- Remarkably she agreed, waxing poetic about the possibilities such an article would elicit.
- Here he waxes all poetic about eagles and relaxing in the sun.
- Clausewitz waxes almost poetic on the subject of friction, showering the reader with metaphors for the reality of war, something the reader may well never have experienced.
- Frankly, I am a little surprised to see him waxing nostalgic about any decision by John French - but there you go.
- I shared a cab with strangers bound for the Quarter and listened to my fellow passengers wax nostalgically about past trips to New Orleans.
- Neither man waxes poetic about getting close to God or the purity of creation.
- The vice commander had one of the new radio-phones and was waxing poetic about the possibilities of having his phone and radio in a single device.
- So, everyone's waxing nostalgic in some way or another, from designers and critics to the audience.
- She waxes amusing about the trials of boys wanting to play like girls and even brings along her hubby, Ben.
- We were talking the other night about family, and he began to wax poetic about his dearly departed grandmother.
- He waxes nostalgic about his life, his family, and what has happened to them over the past few months.
- He waxed increasingly lyrical with statements such as: ‘We are not just creating a sports park, we are creating a community.’
- She was just about to start waxing poetic about it, when she was startled by Morgan appearing at her front door.
Synonyms become, grow, get, come to be, turn become enthusiastic, enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away
Phrases Undergo alternate increases and decreases. green sentiment has waxed and waned Example sentencesExamples - I find that my inspiration tends to wane and wax over periods of time, and with it, my writing skill.
- The organisation has seen its fortunes wax and wane over the past 40 years, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1980s during the Greenham Common cruise missile protests.
- From 1575 to the start of the eighteenth century, mining waxed and waned throughout the Andes.
- But Murphy points out that the influence of religion and the churches has waxed and waned in the past; we cannot read the future from current trends.
- As a result, the use of corticosteroids in head injury has waxed and waned over time, with extensive variations in practice.
- The pain had waxed and waned during the intervening months, and he had been to several other health clinicians.
- Over time, levels of criminal behavior have waxed and waned.
- Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia wax and wane, treatment (as with that of other chronic diseases) is an ongoing process rather than management of a single episode.
- Its popularity has waxed and waned through the years.
- Alternative malt beverages have been around for decades, their popularity waxing and waning among young adults.
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'. noun wakswæks British dated, informal usually in singular 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. nounwakswæks 1A sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax. Example sentencesExamples - Propolis is made by bees from a sticky resin that seeps from the buds and bark of trees, chiefly conifers, blended with wax flakes secreted from special glands in their abdomens.
- However, even in species that do use some natural crevice, important nest structures may be built by groups of workers, as in wax combs in the honey bee.
- In the wild the long white caterpillars are often considered pests by beekeepers, because they feed on the hives' wax and honey.
- In the case of the honeycombs, the worker bees secrete small flakes of wax and probably surround themselves with the flakes to make the cylinders.
- Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax.
- The jars are all capped with pieces of honeycomb, wax and propolis.
- The nectar is greatly concentrated and stored in wax cells, thousands of which form the honeycomb.
- Stir gently until the honey is completely combined, being careful not to overmix or the wax could emulsify into the sauce.
- Darwin showed by an exemplary mathematical argument that the structure of the comb was precisely that which would minimize the amount of wax used by the swarm.
- Honey bees occasionally invade homes and establish a colony, building combs of wax containing honey and pollen, and brood in wall spaces.
- Honeybees raise their larvae and pupae in individual cells on wax combs.
- 1.1 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.
Example sentencesExamples - It was just a shame that the high price of candle wax forced her to rely mainly on oil lamps.
- Who first thought of dipping a reed or some other substance into wax or tallow?
- Modeling wax is great fun as children use the warmth of their hands to shape pieces of wax into animals, figures or whatever their imaginations conjure.
- The raindrops ran like melted wax on his white cheeks.
- The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal.
- Ask whether the model needs sealing with wax or varnish, or is pre-finished.
- White wax finds use in cosmetics purely because it presents a better appearance.
- If you have been using a paste furniture wax like beeswax and you see ripples, you have applied too much.
- Raw pigments and heated wax create translucent textures and surfaces.
- The tears were the silent burning kind that slide down your cheeks like hot wax down a candle.
- Common finishes include wax, varnish, and oil- or water-based polyurethane.
- There needs to be enough wax on the paper to fight back the paint.
- If the finish is waxed, do not use oiled or treated cloths, as they may make the wax sticky.
- 1.2 A viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon.
Example sentencesExamples - Desirée stifled a laugh as she swept the candles and bits of wax into a dustpan.
- Most candles contain paraffin, a petroleum-based wax that produces black soot when burned.
- The wax that the Stanford scientists chose isn't exactly dinner-table candle wax, but it's pretty close.
- Cigarette burns are part of the inevitable aftermath of most parties, as is spilt candle wax.
- The fire was believed to have been caused by candle wax dripping on to paper.
- One way of removing built-up floor wax manually, is to mix detergent and ammonia with water and apply to the floor with a mop or sponge.
- He experimented by exposing paraffin wax to crushed Salvia leaves and found the solid wax readily adsorbed the volatile terpenes from the air.
- Modern lubricants are either petroleum or synthetic chemicals, sometimes with a bit of wax thrown in.
- It's also a good idea to wax your wood floor once a year with a good solvent-based liquid or paste wax.
- Successful operation of any lava lamp depends on this relationship between the density of water and wax.
- Candle wax is resistant to water and any water-soluble cleaner.
- Those glossy red apples from California may look wonderful on our supermarket shelves but they do so because they're coated with a wax made from pig fat and I simply don't fancy them.
- Jillian and Graham sat on either side of a silver-plated candelabrum, its twin red candles dripping wax onto the paper tablecloth, empty coffee cups in front of them.
- The shop has a range of delicate snowmen, deer, bears, angels and various Christmas specials made of wax and resin.
- Along the streets lamps were covered in flowers, icons and hand-written messages, stuck up with coloured candle wax.
- Then of course, there was the task of cleaning up all of the candle wax and wine-soaked altar cloth.
- You may protect the finish with a liquid furniture wax or cream polish that gives the desired gloss.
- The room was ablaze with white wax candles, and the walls were slats of wood, smooth and splinterless mahogany brown in color.
- The chapel stank of expensive perfume, incense, and candle wax.
- By tomorrow morning the cleaners will have erased it with bleach, floor wax and silicone polish.
- Once again, wipe the surface clean and if you wish you can apply a coat of paste wax or liquid polish.
- In the attendant chaos of too many people in one room, someone dropped hot wax from a burning candle on her bare hand.
- When mixed with oil or wax, high explosives become like clay.
- At York, the timbers were immersed for two years in tanks of aqueous polyethylene glycol, a water-soluble wax used to replace the water in the wood.
- 1.3 Earwax.
Example sentencesExamples - Each of us naturally secretes varying amounts of wax into the ear canal.
- If you continue to get a build-up of wax in your ears then you may find that using ear drops regularly helps the wax drain out.
- Wax can usually be easily removed.
- 1.4informal Used in reference to phonograph records.
he didn't get on wax until 1959 Example sentencesExamples - He'll be sitting in here and there with the band when his services aren't needed on wax.
- He seems to be spending more time on screen than on wax.
- I feel like I can chart my last ten years via your last ten on wax.
- So I definitely saw it before it got on wax, and I've seen it change so much.
- Joining them is someone who is much better live then he is on wax.
- So what would make three of the most influential artists in New York decide to do that on wax?
- The reason was that they didn't want to hear the band on wax; they just wanted to see them perform.
- It's all music you know; he thinks he's the best; I think I'm the best, and we battle it out on wax, that's all.
- Hitting more bum notes than an inexperienced boy band isn't easy, but recording it and committing it to wax is another thing.
verbwakswæks [with object]1Cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it. I washed and waxed the floor Example sentencesExamples - I would spend a whole day cleaning, washing and waxing that car.
- If a brass or copper lamp does not have a special no-tarnish finish, you can polish it or wax it after you wash and dry it.
- That afternoon we polished and shined, swept and dusted, washed and waxed every nook and cranny of the little house while Madam Cuffy cooked the banquet.
- Its surface had to be cleaned and waxed once a week.
- She mopped and waxed the floors, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, dusted the furniture and did the ironing.
- Some men might liken this to washing and waxing their car.
- He said he earned $6 an hour washing and waxing floors using chemicals that caused nosebleeds, sore eyes and skin irritations.
- The next day I decided that I would actually wash and wax it myself as it gives a better shine. So I'm out on the drive, polishing my car.
- I moaned, I landed butt first on the freshly waxed floor of the corridor, in extreme pain.
- You may wish to wax your linoleum or vinyl floor after a thorough wash, but there's no point in doing it too often.
- No one can resist taking photos of the faintly ridiculous men with their beards and waxed moustaches and their womenfolk in quaint dresses.
- He tries to calm his dad and take him upstairs to bed, but Willy rambles on about how Linda shouldn't have waxed the floor because it might hurt her back.
- I help Grandad wash and wax the truck, and he puts on his best suit while Mom and Grandma figure out the exact wording of the message he's to take to Ben Dawson.
- The only thing they can do is to wax the kitchen floor.
- It was warm that day, and she had just finished her laundry and even thought about waxing the floor.
- If you shine it, wax it, wash it, admire it, take photographs of it and never use it, what's the point?
- We always had time to play with him, go to the shore, build planes, wash and wax the car, do math.
- Wages for most of the janitors averaged $5.50 an hour (slightly higher for those who waxed floors and cleaned windows).
- Those employees with vehicle duties will be expected to completely wash and wax the vehicles they are assigned to once a week.
- He even regularly waxes the bottom of the car to prevent rusting.
- If the choice is between taking a brisk walk and waxing the kitchen floor, choose the walk.
- 1.1 Remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together.
Example sentencesExamples - Although it's safe to say that body waxes are generally more popular among gay men than heterosexual males, waxing your body hair has nothing to do with your sexuality.
- It took a lot of effort to keep his body hair manageable - waxing his chest took almost an hour, and using the number two clippers on his arms and legs was a constant annoyance.
- Some might like the concept of waxing their armpits.
- That night, even though she doesn't have waxed eyebrows or manicured nails or a trendy haircut, I take my wife out for dinner.
- Robert has already had his arms and legs waxed to remove unwanted hair.
- I would certainly not be waxing any body hair of mine.
- For years he's been saying that boys are sick of being bossed about by liberated mothers, and of being brainwashed into becoming touchy-feely drips who grow up to wear earrings, go shopping and get their chest hair waxed.
- I exercise, I have good hygiene, I try to wear what flatters me, I even went so far as to get my legs waxed and my hair done.
- From dressing for a beach wedding to waxing your body hair and tucking in shirts properly, we've got your fashion fix.
- Tim recalls being afraid the first time he had his eyebrows waxed seven years ago, and Harry admits to similar fears.
2informal Make a recording of. he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work Example sentencesExamples - Elvis Presley was discovered after walking into a Memphis recording studio to wax a $2 gift for his mother.
Origin Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs. The verb dates from late Middle English. verbwakswæks [no object]1(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size. Example sentencesExamples - The moon was waxing, and I was sure it would be full the next night.
- I feel oddly discombobulated that I don't know whether the moon is waxing or waning.
- People who grew up there are strongly attached to the tribal system, which to them seems as natural and morally right as the sun rising in the east and the moon waxing and waning.
- The moon waxed full, looming huge upon the speckled expanse.
- The moon rode the sky, waxing toward fullness, as clouds swirled in an accompanying dance.
- The moon waxed unhurriedly across the starry cloudless skies, sharing what little light it had borrowed from the sun with the earth for the duration of the night.
- We often spent the late nights talking in my own private gardens, and sometimes we were content to lie on our backs on the grass to watch the stars or the moon as she waxed or waned.
- I felt the power which comes with the falling night and the rising moon, whether it be waxing or waning.
- An immense moon hovers on clear nights, waxing during my stay.
- The Moon is waxing and is in completely the wrong part of the sky (the northern sky)!
Synonyms approach full moon, get bigger, increase in size, enlarge - 1.1literary Become larger or stronger.
Example sentencesExamples - And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.
- After a tight first set hewaxed in confidence and played better and better.
- That feeling waxed strongest in Sydney, where a coalition of small interests, organised by Henry Parkes and pursuing populist ends, developed before 1850.
- Certainly that was his formulation in the early years, that as the child's objectivity waxed, so to speak, so his imagination and fantasy life would be inclined to wane.
- As the junta faltered, Yeltsin waxed stronger and by the end of the year the Communist Party had been banned and the Soviet Union condemned to history - all because one man had grasped the moment.
Synonyms increase, grow, develop, rise, expand, swell, enlarge, magnify, extend, escalate, deepen, intensify, widen, broaden, spread, mushroom, snowball - 1.2with complement Begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner.
they waxed lyrical about the old days Example sentencesExamples - There are also way too many irrelevant talking heads waxing poetic about the meaning of the movie.
- He waxed poetic as he described the trips he had taken in search of exotic worlds, all on guided tours.
- So, everyone's waxing nostalgic in some way or another, from designers and critics to the audience.
- He began to wax eloquent on what was wrong with it.
- Remarkably she agreed, waxing poetic about the possibilities such an article would elicit.
- Here he waxes all poetic about eagles and relaxing in the sun.
- We were talking the other night about family, and he began to wax poetic about his dearly departed grandmother.
- Clausewitz waxes almost poetic on the subject of friction, showering the reader with metaphors for the reality of war, something the reader may well never have experienced.
- He waxes nostalgic about his life, his family, and what has happened to them over the past few months.
- She was just about to start waxing poetic about it, when she was startled by Morgan appearing at her front door.
- Despite constant pressure from New York City media and fans longing for an NBA championship after a 30-year drought, Thomas waxes positive on his team and his position.
- The vice commander had one of the new radio-phones and was waxing poetic about the possibilities of having his phone and radio in a single device.
- She waxes amusing about the trials of boys wanting to play like girls and even brings along her hubby, Ben.
- Frankly, I am a little surprised to see him waxing nostalgic about any decision by John French - but there you go.
- One writer in the early eighteenth century waxed poetic about how these poor good women labored such long hours to support their families - but he was responding to an attack on them.
- I shared a cab with strangers bound for the Quarter and listened to my fellow passengers wax nostalgically about past trips to New Orleans.
- Provincial and federal politicians wax poetic about the issue, but never seem to put their taxation or legislative powers where their mouths are.
- I was waxing nostalgic to a friend about the old British Library Reading Room.
- I didn't want to be one of those gushing fans that waxes poetic and overuses the words ‘cool’ and ‘awesome.’
- Neither man waxes poetic about getting close to God or the purity of creation.
- He waxed increasingly lyrical with statements such as: ‘We are not just creating a sports park, we are creating a community.’
Synonyms become, grow, get, come to be, turn become enthusiastic, enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away
Phrases Undergo alternate increases and decreases. companies whose fortunes wax and wane with the economic cycle Example sentencesExamples - I find that my inspiration tends to wane and wax over periods of time, and with it, my writing skill.
- As a result, the use of corticosteroids in head injury has waxed and waned over time, with extensive variations in practice.
- The organisation has seen its fortunes wax and wane over the past 40 years, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1980s during the Greenham Common cruise missile protests.
- From 1575 to the start of the eighteenth century, mining waxed and waned throughout the Andes.
- Alternative malt beverages have been around for decades, their popularity waxing and waning among young adults.
- Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia wax and wane, treatment (as with that of other chronic diseases) is an ongoing process rather than management of a single episode.
- Over time, levels of criminal behavior have waxed and waned.
- Its popularity has waxed and waned through the years.
- The pain had waxed and waned during the intervening months, and he had been to several other health clinicians.
- But Murphy points out that the influence of religion and the churches has waxed and waned in the past; we cannot read the future from current trends.
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’. nounwakswæks British dated, informal usually in singular 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. |