wax
/wæks/ verb B1- To greaten. · Holonym: wax and wane
- To increasingly assume the specified characteristic. · Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, come, fall, grow· to wax poetic
- To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
- To move from low tide to high tide.
He/she/it waxes · Past waxed · Past participle waxed · -ing form waxing
Verb forms
- Base form
- wax
- He/she/it
- waxes
- Past
- waxed
- Past participle
- waxed
- -ing form
- waxing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candle.
There was a candle flickerin’ on the mantelpiece—a red wax one—and by its light I saw——”
I could tell you tales of cobbler’s wax which would disgust you with human nature.’ He stepped over to the window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the vacancy was filled.
I took a wax-candle in one hand, and with the other groped about for a piece of paper (my match-box being empty), with which I proposed to get a light from the small flame still playing on the embers.
Other matches
- wax Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid s... B1
- wax To apply wax to C2
- wax To coat with wax or a similar material. C2
- wax An outburst of anger, a loss of temper, a fit o... C2
- wax Made of wax. C2
- wax down To rub or polish with wax to create a slick, sh...
- wax on To discuss a particular topic at length.
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