Wax

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.1.2 Translations 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 Synonyms 1.1.3.2 Translations 1.1.4 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Antonym 1.2.1.2 Translations

English

Etymology 1

Old English wæx, from Germanic *waxsan, from Indo-European *u̯okso-. Cognate with Dutch was, German Wachs, Norwegian voks; and with Lithuanian vaškas, Russian воск.

Noun

Singular wax

Plural waxes

1. Beeswax.
2. Earwax.
3. Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters
4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish
5. A phonograph record

Synonyms

• (beeswax): beeswax
• (earwax): earwax, cerumen

Translations

Oily, water-resistant substance

Breton: koar m Catalan: cera f Dutch: was m Esperanto: vakso Finnish: vaha French: cire f German: Wachs n Greek: κερί n Indonesian: lilin / malam Italian: cera f

Japanese: 蝋 (ろう, rō) Korean: 밀랍 [蜜蠟] (milrap) Polish: wosk m Portuguese: cera f Romanian: ceară f Russian: воск (vosk) m Spanish: cera f Swedish: vax Telugu: మైనం (mainaM) (1,2); గులిమి (gulimi) (3) Turkish: mum

Adjective

wax (no comparative or superlative forms)

1. Made of wax.

Synonyms

• waxen

Translations

Breton: koar Dutch: wassen Esperanto: vaksa Finnish: vaha-; vahasta tehty French: de cire German: wächsern, Wachs-

Italian: di cera Polish: woskowy m, woskowa f, woskowe n Romanian: de ceară Spanish: de cera

Verb

Infinitive to wax

Third person singular waxes

Simple past waxed

Past participle waxed

Present participle waxing

1. (transitive) To apply wax to (something), usually to make it shiny.

Synonyms

• polish

Translations

Breton: koarañ Dutch: wassen, was aanbrengen, met was insmeren Esperanto: vaksi? Finnish: vahata French: cirer German: wichsen (shoes), bohnern (floor), wachsen

Polish: woskować Romanian: cera

See also

beeswax earwax wax crayon

waxen waxworks waxy

Etymology 2

Old English weaxan, from Germanic *waxsan, from Indo-European *u̯egs-. Cognate with Dutch wassen, German wachsen, Swedish växa; and with Greek ἀέξειν, Latin auxilium.

Verb

Infinitive to wax

Third person singular waxes

Simple past waxed

Past participle waxed

Present participle waxing

1. (intransitive, literary) To grow.
2. (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as it goes from being a new moon to a full moon.
3. (intransitive) To become.

   to wax lyrical

Antonym

• wane

Translations

French: croître (1, 2), devenir (3) German: wachsen (1); zunehmen (2); werden (3) Italian: crescere (1, 2), diventare (3), divenire (3)

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