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- Dictionarywax/waks/
noun
- 1. a sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax.
- 2. used in reference to records: informal "he didn't get on wax until 1959"
verb
- 1. cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it: "I washed and waxed the floor"
- 2. make a recording of: informal "he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work"
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The meaning of WAX is a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax. How to use wax in a sentence.
WAX definition: 1. a solid substance containing a lot of fat that becomes soft and melts when warm: 2. the soft…. Learn more.
a solid substance that becomes soft when warm and melts easily, often used to make candles. wax. verb [ T ] uk / wæks / us. wax verb [T] (WAX) to put wax on something, especially to make it shiny: They cleaned and waxed my car. wax verb [T] (HAIR) If you wax your legs, you remove the hair from them by using wax.
To wax is to grow larger or increase, whereas wane means to grow smaller or decrease. As the moon grows towards fullness, it waxes. It wanes, or diminishes in size, as the new moon approaches.
wax. (wæks ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense waxes , present participle waxing , past tense, past participle waxed. 1. variable noun. Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
I panicked, I cried—the whole ball of wax. See wax in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: wax. Definition of wax noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees in constructing their honeycomb, used in making candles, casts, ointments, etc. 2. any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants.
