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wax 1

(wăks)
n.
1.
a. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.
b. Beeswax.
c. Earwax.
2.
a. A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations.
b. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.
4. A cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden.
adj.
Made of wax: a wax candle.
tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es
1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.
2.
a. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs.
b. To remove hair from (a portion of the body) by this method.
Idiom:
on wax
Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.
[Middle English, from Old English weax.]

wax 2

(wăks)
intr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es
1. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity: "His love affair with Mrs. Bernstein waxed and waned and waxed again" (C. Hugh Holman).
2. To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.
3.
a. To grow or become as specified: "His very body had waxed old in lowly service of the Lord" (James Joyce).
b. To speak or write as specified: "[He] warmed to his most favorite of subjects, waxed eloquent, gained in his face a glow of passion" (Paul J. Willis).
Phrasal Verb:
wax on
To speak or write at length about something: "Mason waxed on and on about the old days" (Jennifer Cruisie).
[Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

wax 3

(wăks)
n. Chiefly British
A fit of anger: "All at once you would suddenly find yourself reverting to childish attitudes, flaring up in a wax with some fellow" (Frank O'Connor).
[Perhaps from wax (as in archaic to wax angry, to grow angry).]
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wax

(wæks)
n
1. (Elements & Compounds) any of various viscous or solid materials of natural origin: characteristically lustrous, insoluble in water, and having a low softening temperature, they consist largely of esters of fatty acids
2. (Elements & Compounds) any of various similar substances, such as paraffin wax or ozocerite, that have a mineral origin and consist largely of hydrocarbons
3. (Elements & Compounds) short for beeswax, sealing wax
4. (Physiology) physiol another name for cerumen
5. (Elements & Compounds) a resinous preparation used by shoemakers to rub on thread
6. (Pharmacology) bone wax a mixture of wax, oil, and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding
7. any substance or object that is pliable or easily moulded: he was wax in the hands of the political bosses.
8. (modifier) made of or resembling wax: a wax figure.
9. (Hairdressing & Grooming) the act or an instance of removing body hair by coating it with warm wax, applying a strip of fabric, and then removing the fabric sharply, thereby plucking the hairs out by their roots
vb
10. (tr) to coat, polish, etc, with wax
11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) to remove (body hair) by means of a wax treatment
[Old English weax, related to Old Saxon, Old High German wahs, Old Norse vax]
ˈwaxer n
ˈwaxˌlike adj

wax

(wæks)
vb (intr)
1. to become larger, more powerful, etc
2. (Astronomy) (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing portion of illuminated surface, between new moon and full moon. Compare wane 1
3. archaic to become as specified: the time waxed late.
[Old English weaxan; related to Old Frisian waxa, Old Saxon, Old High German wahsan, Gothic wahsjan]

wax

(wæks)
n
informal old-fashioned Brit a fit of rage or temper: he's in a wax today.
[of obscure origin; perhaps from the phrase to wax angry]
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wax1

(wæks)

n.
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.
3. any of a group of substances composed of hydrocarbons, alcohols, fatty acids, and esters that are solid at ordinary temperatures.
4. cerumen; earwax.
5. a resinous substance used by shoemakers for rubbing thread.
7. Slang. a phonograph record.
v.t.
8. to rub, polish, etc., with wax.
9. Slang. to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition.
10. Slang. to make a phonograph recording of.
adj.
11. pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax.
[before 900; Middle English wex, waxe, Old English weax, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wahs, Old Norse vax, Old Church Slavonic voskŭ, Lithuanian vãškas]
wax′a•ble, adj.

wax2

(wæks)

v.i.
1. to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.
2. (of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon. Compare wane (def. 4).
3. to grow or become: to wax resentful.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English weaxan to grow, wax, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wahsan, Old Norse vaxa, Gothic wahsjan; akin to waist]

wax3

(wæks)

n. Brit.
a fit of anger.
[1850–55]
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wax

(wăks)
Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. Waxes are produced in nature by various animals and plants, or are made artificially. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle.
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Wax


1. the art or process of writing or engraving on wax.
2. Rare. the art or process of making paintings with colors mixed with beeswax and fixed with heat; encaustic painting. — cerographist, n. — cero-graphic, cerographical, adj.
a form of divination involving dropping melted wax into water.
the art of modeling with wax. — ceroplastic, adj.
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wax


Past participle: waxed
Gerund: waxing

Imperative
wax
wax
Present
I wax
you wax
he/she/it waxes
we wax
you wax
they wax
Preterite
I waxed
you waxed
he/she/it waxed
we waxed
you waxed
they waxed
Present Continuous
I am waxing
you are waxing
he/she/it is waxing
we are waxing
you are waxing
they are waxing
Present Perfect
I have waxed
you have waxed
he/she/it has waxed
we have waxed
you have waxed
they have waxed
Past Continuous
I was waxing
you were waxing
he/she/it was waxing
we were waxing
you were waxing
they were waxing
Past Perfect
I had waxed
you had waxed
he/she/it had waxed
we had waxed
you had waxed
they had waxed
Future
I will wax
you will wax
he/she/it will wax
we will wax
you will wax
they will wax
Future Perfect
I will have waxed
you will have waxed
he/she/it will have waxed
we will have waxed
you will have waxed
they will have waxed
Future Continuous
I will be waxing
you will be waxing
he/she/it will be waxing
we will be waxing
you will be waxing
they will be waxing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been waxing
you have been waxing
he/she/it has been waxing
we have been waxing
you have been waxing
they have been waxing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been waxing
you will have been waxing
he/she/it will have been waxing
we will have been waxing
you will have been waxing
they will have been waxing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been waxing
you had been waxing
he/she/it had been waxing
we had been waxing
you had been waxing
they had been waxing
Conditional
I would wax
you would wax
he/she/it would wax
we would wax
you would wax
they would wax
Past Conditional
I would have waxed
you would have waxed
he/she/it would have waxed
we would have waxed
you would have waxed
they would have waxed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin]wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
bayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
candelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs
ceresin - a white wax extracted from ozokerite
floor wax - a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors
fig wax, gondang wax - a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
Japan tallow, Japan wax - a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
montan wax - a hard wax obtained from lignite
pisang wax - a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain
paraffin scale, scale wax - partly refined paraffin wax
ski wax - wax used on the bottom of skis
beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
cerumen, earwax - a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
paraffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
spermaceti - a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
vegetable wax - a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)
lac wax, shellac wax - a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol
Verb 1. [画像:wax - cover with wax]wax - cover with wax; "wax the car"
beeswax - cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
2. wax - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
gain, advance - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
wane - become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
3. wax - increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
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wax

verb
1. increase, rise, grow, develop, mount, expand, swell, enlarge, fill out, magnify, get bigger, dilate, become larger Portugal and Spain had vast empires which waxed and waned.
increase contract, decline, narrow, fade, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane
2. become fuller, become larger, enlarge, get bigger One should plant seeds and cuttings when the moon is waxing.
3. become, get, grow, come to be, turn He waxed eloquent about the discovery of new worlds.
wax lyrical enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away, become enthusiastic He waxed lyrical about the loyalty of his employees.
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wax

verb
2. To come to be:
become, come, get, grow, turn (out).
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Translations
شَمْع شَمْع الأذُنشَمْع الخَتْمشَمْعي، مَصْنوع من الشَّمْعمادَّةٌ شَمْعِيَّه لِتَلْميع الأثاث
восък
vosk
voksvoksebivoksørevokssegllak
vaksa
cera encerar lacre crecer (moon)
poonimisvahavaha
vahavahatakasvaapoistaasavikiekko
vosak
viasz
lilinmalam
vaxvaxa, aukast, stækkavaxbera, bónaeyrnamergurgljávax, bón
蝋
밀랍
cera
augtaugt un diltievaskotsērsspodrināšanas ziede
cearăcera
dorastaťušný mazvoskvoskovať
vosek
vax
ขี้ผึ้ง
sáp ong

wax

1 [wæks]
A. N → cera f; (in ear) → cera f (de los oídos), cerumen m, cerilla f
B. ADJ → de cera
C. VT [+ furniture, car] → encerar
D. CPD wax paper N → papel m encerado
wax seal N → sello m de lacre

wax

2 [wæks] VI [moon] → crecer
to wax and wane → crecer y decrecer
to wax enthusiastic (o.f. or hum) → entusiasmarse
to wax eloquent about sth → ponerse elocuente acerca de algo
see also lyrical
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wax

[ˈwæks]
n (= candle wax, beeswax) → cire f
(for skis) → fart m
vt [+ floor, furniture] → cirer ; [+ car] → lustrer
vi
[moon] → croître
to wax and wane [moon] → croître et décroître ; [support, interest, love] → grandir pour finir par retomber wax bean n (US) → haricot m beurre invwaxed cotton n → coton m huilé waxed jacket n → ciré mwaxed paper n → papier m paraffiné
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wax

:
wax bean
n (US) → Wachsbohne f
wax candle
n → Wachskerze f
wax doll
n → Wachspuppe f

wax

:
wax museum
n (esp US) → Wachsfigurenkabinett nt
wax paper
n → Wachspapier nt
waxwork
n → Wachsfigur f
waxworks
n sing or pl → Wachsfigurenkabinett nt

wax

1
n → Wachs nt; (= ear wax) → Ohrenschmalz nt; (= sealing wax) → Siegellack m
adj → Wachs- ; wax crayon → Wachsmalstift m
vt car, furniture → wachsen ; floor → bohnern ; moustache → wichsen ; legs → mit Wachs behandeln

wax

2
vi
(moon) → zunehmen ; to wax and wane (fig) → schwanken, kommen und gehen
(liter: = become) → werden ; to wax enthusiastic → in Begeisterung geraten ? lyrical
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wax

1 [wæks]
1. n → cera ; (for skis) → sciolina ; (in ear) → cerume m
2. adj → di cera
3. vt (furniture, car) → dare la cera a; (skis) → sciolinare

wax

2 [wæks] vi (moon) → crescere
to wax enthusiastic → diventare entusiasta
to wax eloquent about sth → diventare infervorato/a nel parlare di qc
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wax1

(wӕks) noun
1. the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax. was شَمْع восък cera vosk das Wachs bivoks κερί cera vaha موم vaha cire שעווה मोम vosak viasz malam (bÿflugna)vax cerume 密ろう 밀랍(蜜蠟) vaškas vasks lilin was voks wosk موم ژاوله، دغوږ خيرې: لاك cera ceară воск vosk vosek vosak bivax ขี้ผึ้ง bal mumu 蜂蠟 віск شہد کی مکھیوں کا لعاب جس سب وہ چھتا بناتی ہیں sáp ong 蜂蜡
2. the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. was شَمْع الأذُن ушна кал cera ušní maz das Ohrenschmalz ørevoks κυψελίδα cera kõrvavaik چرك گوش vaikku cire שעווה कान की मैल cerumen, ušna maz fülzsír kerak telinga eyrnamergur cera 耳あか 귀지 siera sērs (ausī) tahi telinga oorsmeer ørevoks woskowina موم cera cerumen ушная сера ušný maz ušesno maslo vosak öronvax ขี้หู kulak kiri 耳垢 вушна сірка کان کے اندر خارج ہونے والا مادہ ráy tai 耳垢
3. a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine. furniture wax. was مادَّةٌ شَمْعِيَّه لِتَلْميع الأثاث блясък cera vosk das Wachs voks; -voks παρκετίνη cera poonimisvaha واكس vaha cire שעווה चमकीला बनाने के लिए इस्तेमाल में आने वाला पदार्थ vosak fényező poles gljávax, bón cera ワックス 왁스 vaškas, politūra vasks; spodrināšanas ziede pengilat boenwas polerings-/boningsmiddel politura ژاوله cera ceară de mobilă полироль vosk vosek vosak möbel-, bonvax ยาขัดเงา cilâ 上光蠟 віск لءی sáp để đánh bóng 上光蜡
4. (also adjective) (also ˈcandle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated. a wax model. was شَمْعي، مَصْنوع من الشَّمْع восък cera voskový das Wachs, Wachs-... voks; voks- κερί, κέρινος cera küünlavaha پارافين vaha- cire שעווה मोम vosak, voštani viasz lilin kertavax cera; di cera* ろう 초의 재료 vaško vasks lilin was voks wosk ژاوله cera de/în ceară воск; восковои voskový vosek; voščen voštani vax เทียนขี้ผึ้ง mum 蠟的 свічний парафін موم sáp để làm nến 蜡的
5. sealing-wax. was شَمْع الخَتْم червен восък lacre pečetní vosk der Siegellack segllak βουλοκέρι lacre pitserivaha لاك مخصوص مهر و موم sinettilakka cire à cacheter שעווה लाख pečatni vosak pecsétviasz lak innsiglunarvax ceralacca 封ろう 봉랍(封蠟) lakas zīmoglaka lilin zegellak segllakk lak د موم څخه جوړ شوي لاك lacre ceară pentru sigilii сургуч pečatný vosk pečatni vosek vosak za pečat sigillack ครั่งสําหรับประทับตราเอกสาร mühür mumu 封蠟 сургуч گوند xi gắn 蜡封
verb
to smear, polish or rub with wax. was يَصْقُل بالشَّمْع намазвам с восък encerar voskovat wachsen vokse παρκετάρω encerar vahatama واكس زدن vahata cirer לִמרוֹחַ שַעֲווָה मोम लगाना premazati voskom fényesít memoles vaxbera, bóna incerare, dare la cera* ろうを塗る 밀랍(왁스)을 먹이다 vaškuoti []vaskot menggilap met was behandelen smøre, polere, bone woskować غټيدل، لوبيدل، زيانتيدل (لكه په زور، علم، شمير، سپوږمى): كيدل encerar a ce­rui вощить voskovať navoščiti voskirati vaxa, bona, polera ขัดด้วยขี้ผึ้ง cilâlamak 用蠟拋光 вощити موم کی تہ لگانا đánh bóng bằng sáp 用蜡抛光
waxed adjective
having a coating of wax. waxed paper. wasbedek مُشَمَّع، مَطْلي بالشَّمْع восъчна хартия encerado voskovaný Wachs-... vokspapir αλειμμένος με κερί encerado vaha- واكسي vahapintainen ciré מכוסה שעווה मोम लगा voštani viaszos berlapis lilin vaxborinn paraffinato ろう引きの 밀랍을 바른 vaškinis, vaškuotas vaska-; vaskots disaluti lilin was- voks-, vokset woskowany واکسی encerado cerat вощёный voskovaný voščen voskiran vaxad ที่เคลือบด้วยขี้ผึ้ง yağlı, mumlu 塗蠟的 навощений موم کی تہ لگا ہوا bôi sáp 涂蜡的
ˈwaxen, ˈwaxy adjective
wasagtig شَمْعي восъчен de cera / feito de cera voskový wie Wachs voksagtig; bleg κέρινος de cera, céreo vahane رنگ پريده vahamainen cireux עַשׂוּי שַעֲווָה मोमी voštan, gladak viaszból való berlilin vaxkenndur, eins og vax di cera, cereo ろうの 밀랍으로 된 vaškinis, vaškuotas, vaško vaska-; vaskots yang diperbuat seperti lilin, seperti lilin wassen voksaktig, –blek woskowy دمومو، مومى: موم ډوله، موم وزمه، نرم de cera de ceară восковой voskový voščen voštan gjord av vax, vaxartad, vaxlik ทําด้วยขี้ผึ้ง; ทาด้วยขี้ผึ้ง mumlu 蠟製的 восковий مومی giống như sáp 蜡制的
ˈwaxwork noun
a wax model (usually of a well-known person). waswerk, wasmodel تِمثال من الشَّمْع восъчен модел figura de cera vosková figurína die Wachsfigur voksfigur κέρινο ομοίωμα figura de cera vahakuju مجسمه مومي vahanukke statue en cire דְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָה प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतला बनाना voštana figura viaszfigura patung lilin vaxmynd (modello/statua di cera) ろう人形 밀랍 인형 vaško figūra vaska figūra patung daripada lilin wassen beeld voksfigur/-arbeid figura woskowa له مومو جوړه شوې مجسمه، دموم دمجسمو نندارتون figura de cera statuetă/figură de ceară восковая фигура vosková figurína voščena figura voštana figura vaxfigur หุ่นขี้ผึ้ง balmumu heykel 蠟像 воскова фігура مشہور شخصیتوں کے مومی مجسمے thuật nặn hình bằng sáp 蜡像
ˈwaxworks noun plural
an exhibition of such models. wasmodeluitstalling مُتْحَف تَماثيل الشَّمْع изложба на восъчни фигури museu de cera muzeum voskových figurín das Wachsfigurenkabinett vokskabinet μουσείο κέρινων ομοιωμάτων museo de cera vahakujude näitus گاري مجسمه هاي مومي vahakabinetti musée de cire תַעֲרוַּכת דְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָה प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतलों की प्रदर्शनी izložba voštanih figura panoptikum pameran patung lilin vaxmyndasÿning/-safn (museo delle cere) ろう人形の展示 밀랍 인형관 vaško figūros vaska figūru izstāde pameran patung model lilin wassenbeeldententoonstelling vokskabinett gabinet figur woskowych د مومو څخه جوړي شوي مجسمي museu de cera muzeul figurilor de ceară галерея восковых фигур múzeum voskových figurín razstava voščenih figur izložba voštanih figura vaxkabinett นิทรรศการหุ่นขี้ผึ้ง bal mumu heykel/mumya müzesi 蠟像陳列館 галерея воскових фігур ایسے مجسموں کی نماءش triển lãm sản phẩm làm từ sáp 蜡像陈列馆

wax2

(wӕks) verb
1. (of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible. vergroot يَكْبُر، يَتَعاظَم الهِلال раста crescer dorůstat zunehmen tiltage μεγαλώνω, γεμίζω crecer kasvama رو به بدر رفتن ماه kasvaa croître לְהִתמַלֵא बढ़ना pojačavati, razvijati se növekszik membesar vaxa, aukast, stækka crescere 満ちる (달이) 차다 pilnėti (par mēnesi) augt mengambang wassen tilta przybywać غټيدل، لوبيدل، زيانتيدل (لكه په زور، علم، شمير، سپوږمى): كيدل crescer a creşte прибывать dorastať rasti narasti tillta, växa ดวงจันทร์ค่อย ๆ กลมเต็มดวง giderek büyümek 月盈 збільшуватися چاند کا حجم میں بڑھنا tròn dần (月亮)渐圆
2. an old word for to grow or increase. oudword يَنْمو прираст desenvolver (se) narůstat zunehmen vokse γίνομαι, αυξάνομαι, αναπτύσσομαι crecer kasvama كم كم بزرگ شدن kasvaa croître לִגדוֹל povećavati se nő meningkat vaxa, aukast, stækka crescere 増大する 점점 증가하다 augti, didėti augt un dilt bertambah besar wassen vokse, øke stawać się غټيدل crescer a creşte увеличиваться narastať rasti rasti tillta, växa เพิ่มขึ้น büyümek, çoğalmak (舊語)漸漸變成或增加 збільшуватися بڑھنا یا نشو و نما پانا tăng trưởng (古语)变大或增加
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wax

→ شَمْع vosk voks Wachs κερί cera vaha cire vosak cera 蝋 밀랍 was voks wosk cera воск vax ขี้ผึ้ง balmumu sáp ong 蜡
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

wax

n. cera.
1. cera producida por abejas;
2. secreción cerosa;
ear ___ → ___ del oído;
3. cerumen, sustancia de origen animal, vegetal o mineral que se emplea en preparaciones de pomadas y ceratos;
depilatory ___ → ___ depilatoria.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

wax

n cera; ear — cerumen m (form), cera de los oídos
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We hear from mathematicians that bees have practically solved a recondite problem, and have made their cells of the proper shape to hold the greatest possible amount of honey, with the least possible consumption of precious wax in their construction.
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Pillars are un-English and provocative, and a waste of wax that is needed for higher and more practical ends," said the Wax-moth from an empty store-cell.
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She learned to make the image of wax. The image of wax casts spells.
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DIM vales - and shadowy floods - And cloudy-looking woods, Whose forms we can't discover For the tears that drip all over Huge moons there wax and wane - Again - again - again - Every moment of the night - Forever changing places - And they put out the star-light With the breath from their pale faces.
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Certainly, if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts; and if he think to wax rich, but to the third part.
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Into the right hand, which was lying palm downwards, a wax taper had been thrust between forefinger and thumb, and an old servant, bending over from behind the chair, held it in position.
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Boxtel covered it with a slight coat of wax, and when he thus renewed the experiment, the obstacle which prevented the key from being turned a second time left its impression on the wax.
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One afternoon in the week before Christmas, I came upon Lena and her funny, square-headed little brother Chris, standing before the drugstore, gazing in at the wax dolls and blocks and Noah's Arks arranged in the frosty show window.
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In requital, having previously waxed his hand, a practice unknown, I believe, to the gentlemen of the modern fancy, he returned the box on the ear with such interest as to kill his antagonist on the spot.
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For there, though a god, he used to tend curly-fleeced sheep in the service of a mortal man, because there fell on him and waxed strong melting desire to wed the rich-tressed daughter of Dryops, and there be brought about the merry marriage.
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The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.
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But Sir Gawaine, fro it passed nine of the clock, waxed by the space of three hours ever stronger and stronger.
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