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Wax

noun

/wæks/

Meaning

a solid substance that melts when heated, used for making candles and polishing

to increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity

She used candle wax to seal the old letter.

The moon will wax until it becomes full.

wax and wane

paraffin, beeswax, polish, coating, grow, enlarge, expand, intensify, strengthen

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paraffin, beeswax, polish, coating

Entry 2

grow, enlarge, expand, intensify, strengthen

liquid, solvent, thinner, wane, shrink, diminish

Entry 1

liquid, solvent, thinner

Entry 2

wane, shrink, diminish

candle wax, car wax, beeswax, wax coating, wax strong, wax poetic, waxing moon, wax enthusiastic

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candle wax, car wax, beeswax, wax coating

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wax strong, wax poetic, waxing moon, wax enthusiastic

to force something out through a small opening; to shape by pushing material through a mold

To make weak or feeble; to deprive of strength.

to contain as a part; to add as a member or element

To turn something so as to face in a different direction; in logic, to convert a proposition by nega...

Combine in such a way that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects.

To raise or lift something to a higher position; to improve in status, mood, or quality.