Definition of waxes Waxes
/wæˈksɪz/ - [waksiz] -
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What does waxes mean?
Wiktionary 
- waxes (Noun)
Plural of wax.
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| wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water | ||
| lipid, lipide, lipoid an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | ||
| bayberry tallow, bayberry wax a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles | ||
| carnauba wax, carnauba hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes | ||
| candelilla wax a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs | ||
| ceresin a white wax extracted from ozokerite | ||
| floor wax a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors | ||
| fig wax, gondang wax a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree | ||
| japan tallow, japan wax a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes | ||
| montan wax a hard wax obtained from lignite | ||
| pisang wax a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain | ||
| paraffin scale, scale wax partly refined paraffin wax | ||
| ski wax wax used on the bottom of skis | ||
| beeswax a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs | ||
| cerumen, earwax a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal | ||
| paraffin wax, paraffin (British usage) kerosine | ||
| spermaceti a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale | ||
| vegetable wax a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms) | ||
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| wax - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" | ||
| mount, climb, rise | ||
| wane decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" | ||
| increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | ||
| jump increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" | ||
| gain, advance increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" | ||
| wax - cover with wax; "wax the car" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| beeswax cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" | ||
| wax - increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" | ||
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| wane decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" | ||
| increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | ||
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Wiktionary
- wax (Noun)
Beeswax. - wax (Noun)
Earwax. - wax (Noun)
Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. - wax (Noun)
Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish. - wax (Noun)
A phonograph record. - wax (Noun)
The process of growing. - wax (Noun)
An outburst of anger. - wax (Verb)
To apply wax to something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple, usually to make it shiny. - wax (Verb)
To remove hair at the roots from a part of the body by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply. - wax (Verb)
To defeat utterly. - wax (Verb)
To kill, especially to murder a person. - wax (Verb)
To increasingly assume the specified characteristic, become. - wax (Verb)
To grow. - wax (Verb)
To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon . - wax (Adjective)
Made of wax.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wax (v. i.)
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane. - wax (v. i.)
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse. - wax (n.)
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. - wax (n.)
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. - wax (n.)
Cerumen, or earwax. - wax (n.)
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. - wax (n.)
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. - wax (n.)
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below. - wax (n.)
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable. - wax (n.)
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. - wax (n.)
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. - wax (v. t.)
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
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(For a living being) To become bigger. -
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A yellowish or dark brown wax secreted by honeybees for constructing honeycombs.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.
Wikipedia 
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Wax (more precisely Beeswax) is a chemical substance. It is used by honeybees to build honeycombs.
Some waxes, like beeswax, carnauba (a vegetable wax), and paraffin (a petroleum wax) occur naturally. Another such wax is earwax, which occurs in the human ear. Other waxes may be manufactured.
Chemically, a wax may be an ester of ethylene glycol (ethan-1,2-diol) and two fatty acids. A fat is an ester of glycerin (propan-1,2,3-triol) and three fatty acids. A wax may also be a combination of other fatty alcohols with fatty acids. It is a type of lipid.
