noun🔗ShareCera de abejasBeeswax."The candle maker uses waxes from beehives to make natural, sweet-smelling candles. "El fabricante de velas utiliza ceras de colmenas para hacer velas naturales y de olor dulce.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCerumenEarwax."What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"¿Qué función cumple el cerumen en tu oído?bodyorganphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCerasAny 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. "El detallista de automóviles utiliza ceras especiales para proteger la pintura del sol y la lluvia.substancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCera, betúnAny preparation containing wax, used as a polish."She uses waxes to keep her wooden furniture shiny and protected. "Ella usa ceras para mantener sus muebles de madera brillantes y protegidos.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisco de ceraThe phonograph record format for music."My grandfather still keeps all his old jazz music on waxes in the attic. "Mi abuelo aún guarda toda su vieja música de jazz en discos de cera en el ático.musicmediaentertainmenttechnologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJarabe de arceA 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. "La receta de la abuela pedía una generosa cantidad de jarabe de arce para dar sabor a los panqueques.foodsubstanceplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeras, aceite de hachísA 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. "Debido al fuerte olor, el estudiante fue atrapado tratando de fumar ceras en el baño de la escuela.substancechemistryfueltechnologyChat 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."She waxes her surfboard so she won't slip. "Ella encera su tabla de surf para no resbalar.materialsubstanceappearanceutilitystylevehicleitemprocessagricultureworkindustryChat 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."Maria waxes her legs to make them smooth for the summer. "María se depila las piernas con cera para que estén suaves para el verano.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVencer por completo, derrotarTo defeat utterly.""Our school's basketball team waxes all of its opponents this season." "El equipo de baloncesto de nuestra escuela derrota por completo a todos sus oponentes esta temporada.achievementwarmilitarysportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo kill, especially to murder a person."The gangster threatened to wax anyone who crossed him. "El gángster amenazó con matar a cualquiera que se opusiera a él.personactionpoliceinhumanwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGrabar(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record."The band waxes their new single next week at a recording studio downtown. "La banda grabará su nuevo sencillo la semana que viene en un estudio de grabación en el centro.musicentertainmentmediasoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar, crecerTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic."Her enthusiasm for the project waxed as the deadline approached. "Su entusiasmo por el proyecto creció a medida que se acercaba la fecha límite.processactionamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrecer, aumentarTo grow."The child's excitement waxes as Christmas approaches. "La emoción del niño crece a medida que se acerca la Navidad.natureprocessChat 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."As the moon waxes each night, it becomes brighter and more visible in the sky. "A medida que la luna crece cada noche, se vuelve más brillante y más visible en el cielo.astronomyspacetimenaturephenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrecer, subir(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide."The tide waxes each day, bringing the sailboats closer to shore. "La marea crece cada día, acercando los veleros a la costa.nauticaloceansailingweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrebato de ira, acceso de cóleraAn outburst of anger."The teacher often ignored the student's little waxes, hoping they would stop on their own. "El profesor a menudo ignoraba los pequeños arrebatos de ira del estudiante, esperando que se detuvieran por sí solos.emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
