wax

[US]/wæks/
[UK]/wæks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a substance that is used to make candles or polish things
vt. to apply wax onto something
vi. (of the moon) to increase in size and appear fuller
adj. made of wax; resembling wax.

Phrases & Collocations

wax candle

wax paper

wax seal

wax figure

paraffin wax

on the wax

wax printing

wax emulsion

wax gourd

wax and wane

wax pattern

microcrystalline wax

wax oil

polishing wax

lost wax casting

floor wax

wax museum

carnauba wax

sealing wax

hard wax

slack wax

petroleum wax

ear wax

Example Sentences

impress wax with a seal

Apply a little wax polish.

Clay and wax are plastic substances.

an impression of a notary's seal on wax;

plastic substances such as wax;

she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding.

a well-used wax jacket.

Plant waxes include carnauba wax, candelilla wax, and sugarcane wax, used in polishes.

I wax the floor once a month.

Direction: Jest daub the floor with upper wax by a wax swob.

By the carbonification degree in the concentrated sulphuric acid, the mineral wax, such as paraffin wax added can be determined.

the candle was dripping wax down one side.

waxing lyrical about his splendid son-in-law.

he didn't get on wax until 1959.

I washed and waxed the floor.

they waxed lyrical about the old days.

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