noun🔗ShareCeraBeeswax."The beekeeper carefully collected the wax from the honeycomb. "El apicultor recogió cuidadosamente la cera del panal.materialsubstanceanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCerumenEarwax."What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"¿Qué función cumple el cerumen en tu oído?bodyphysiologymedicineanatomysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeraAny oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters."The car's owner used car wax to protect the paint from the elements. "El dueño del coche usó cera para proteger la pintura de los elementos.substancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCera, betúnAny preparation containing wax, used as a polish."The car salesperson recommended a special wax to protect the car's paint. "El vendedor de coches recomendó una cera especial para proteger la pintura del coche.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisco de viniloThe phonograph record format for music."My grandfather's collection of old wax records is impressive. "La colección de discos de vinilo antiguos de mi abuelo es impresionante.musicmediasoundtechnologyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJarabe de arceA thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it."My grandmother makes delicious pancakes using maple wax. "Mi abuela hace deliciosos panqueques con jarabe de arce.foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCera, aceite de hachísA type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil"My friend told me he was trying some new wax, a type of cannabis concentrate. "Mi amigo me dijo que estaba probando un nuevo aceite de hachís, un tipo de concentrado de cannabis.substancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCerosoMade of wax."The teacher used a wax crayon to draw a picture of a beehive on the chalkboard. "El profesor usó un crayón ceroso para dibujar una imagen de una colmena en la pizarra.materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncerarTo apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny."My dad waxed the car to make it shine for the family picnic. "Mi padre enceró el coche para que brillara para el picnic familiar.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDepilar con ceraTo 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."She waxed her legs before the school dance. "Ella se depiló las piernas con cera antes del baile escolar.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVencer por completo, derrotarTo defeat utterly."The debate team completely waxed their opponents, winning every single round. "El equipo de debate venció por completo a sus oponentes, ganando cada ronda.sportachievementmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo kill, especially to murder a person."The gang leader was rumored to have waxed several rivals. "Se rumoreaba que el líder de la pandilla había asesinado a varios rivales.policelawactionpersonhumanmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGrabar(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record."The band waxed their latest practice session so they could listen to it again later. "La banda grabó su última sesión de ensayo para poder escucharla de nuevo más tarde.musicentertainmentmediatechnologysoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrecimiento, aumentoThe process of growing."The plant's rapid wax during the spring resulted in a much larger harvest. "El rápido crecimiento de la planta durante la primavera resultó en una cosecha mucho mayor.processbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar, crecerTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic."The student's confidence in math waxed as he successfully completed more problems. "La confianza del estudiante en matemáticas creció a medida que completaba con éxito más problemas.processactiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrecer, aumentarTo grow."The young plant's leaves waxed larger each week. "Las hojas de la planta joven crecían cada semana.biologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrecer(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon."The moon waxes each night, getting bigger and brighter, until it's a full moon. "La luna crece cada noche, haciéndose más grande y brillante, hasta que es luna llena.astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubir(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide."The tide is waxing, so we should be able to walk across the beach to the other side now. "La marea está subiendo, así que deberíamos poder cruzar la playa hacia el otro lado ahora.nauticaloceansailingnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrebato de ira, acceso de cóleraAn outburst of anger."His wax at the meeting was quite frightening; he yelled at everyone for seemingly minor errors. "Su arrebato de ira en la reunión fue bastante aterrador; les gritó a todos por errores aparentemente menores.emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading