wax
/wæks/ verb C2- To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- 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.
- To defeat utterly.
- To kill, especially to murder a person.
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 greaten. B1
- 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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