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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It is a bust in wax.
It was a wax-coloured model of my friend, so admirably done that it was a perfect facsimile.
But she was as close as wax.
“Well, then, will you please compare that print with this wax impression of young McFarlane’s right thumb, taken by my orders this morning?”
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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