noun🔗ShareBeeswax."The candle maker uses waxes from beehives to make natural, sweet-smelling candles. "materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEarwax."What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"bodyorganphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters."The car detailer uses special waxes to protect the paint from sun and rain. "substancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny preparation containing wax, used as a polish."She uses waxes to keep her wooden furniture shiny and protected. "materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe phonograph record format for music."My grandfather still keeps all his old jazz music on waxes in the attic. "musicmediaentertainmenttechnologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it."Grandma's recipe called for a generous amount of maple waxes to flavor the pancakes. "foodsubstanceplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil"Due to the strong smell, the student got caught trying to smoke waxes in the school bathroom. "substancechemistryfueltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny."She waxes her surfboard so she won't slip. "materialsubstanceappearanceutilitystylevehicleitemprocessagricultureworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."Maria waxes her legs to make them smooth for the summer. "bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defeat utterly.""Our school's basketball team waxes all of its opponents this season." "achievementwarmilitarysportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill, especially to murder a person."The gangster threatened to wax anyone who crossed him. "personactionpoliceinhumanwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record."The band waxes their new single next week at a recording studio downtown. "musicentertainmentmediasoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic."Her enthusiasm for the project waxed as the deadline approached. "processactionamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grow."The child's excitement waxes as Christmas approaches. "natureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon."As the moon waxes each night, it becomes brighter and more visible in the sky. "astronomyspacetimenaturephenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide."The tide waxes each day, bringing the sailboats closer to shore. "nauticaloceansailingweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn outburst of anger."The teacher often ignored the student's little waxes, hoping they would stop on their own. "emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading