Also called beeswax.a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
2.
any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants. Compare vegetable wax, wax insect.
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.
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.
Beeswax.
Cerumen.
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.
A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
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.
A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.
A phonograph record.
Something suggestive of wax in being impressionable or readily molded.
"substance made by bees," O.E. weax, from P.Gmc. *wakhsan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. wahs, O.N. vax, Du. was, Ger. Wachs); cognate with O.C.S. vasku, Lith. vaškas, Pol. wosk, Rus. vosk "wax" (but these may be from Gmc.). Waxworks "exhibition of wax figures representing famous or notorious persons" first recorded 1796.
"grow bigger or greater," O.E. weaxan "to increase, grow" (class VII strong verb; past tense weox, pp. weaxen), from P.Gmc. *wakhsan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. wahsan, O.N. vaxa, O.Fris. waxa, Du. wassen, Ger. wachsen, Goth. wahsjan "to grow, increase"), from PIE *wegs- (cf. Skt. vaksayati "cause to grow," Gk. auxein "to increase"), extended form of base *aug- "to increase" (see augment). Strong conjugation archaic after 14c.
the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax
Arabic:
شَمْع
Chinese (Simplified):
蜂蜡
Chinese (Traditional):
蜂蠟
Czech:
vosk
Danish:
bivoks
Dutch:
was
Estonian:
vaha
Finnish:
vaha
French:
cire
German:
das Wachs
Greek:
κερί
Hungarian:
viasz
Icelandic:
(bÿflugna)vax
Indonesian:
malam
Japanese:
密ろう
Korean:
밀랍, 밀
Latvian:
vasks
Lithuanian:
vaškas
Norwegian:
voks
Polish:
wosk
Portuguese (Brazil):
cera
Portuguese (Portugal):
cera
Romanian:
ceară
Russian:
воск
Slovak:
vosk
Slovenian:
vosek
Spanish:
cera
Swedish:
bivax
Turkish:
bal mumu
wax2[wӕks]noun
the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears
Arabic:
شَمْع الأذُن
Chinese (Simplified):
耳垢
Chinese (Traditional):
耳垢
Czech:
ušní maz
Danish:
ørevoks
Dutch:
oorsmeer
Estonian:
kõrvavaik
Finnish:
vaikku
French:
cire
German:
das Ohrenschmalz
Greek:
κυψελίδα
Hungarian:
fülzsír
Icelandic:
eyrnamergur
Indonesian:
kerak telinga
Japanese:
耳あか
Korean:
귀지
Latvian:
sērs (ausī)
Lithuanian:
siera
Norwegian:
ørevoks
Polish:
woskowina
Portuguese (Brazil):
cera
Portuguese (Portugal):
cera
Romanian:
cerumen
Russian:
ушная сера
Slovak:
ušný maz
Slovenian:
ušesno maslo
Spanish:
cera
Swedish:
öronvax
Turkish:
kulak kiri
wax3[wӕks]noun
a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine Example: furniture wax
Arabic:
مادَّةٌ شَمْعِيَّه لِتَلْميع الأثاث
Chinese (Simplified):
上光蜡
Chinese (Traditional):
上光蠟
Czech:
vosk
Danish:
voks; -voks
Dutch:
boenwas
Estonian:
poonimisvaha
Finnish:
vaha
French:
cire
German:
das Wachs
Greek:
παρκετίνη
Hungarian:
fényező
Icelandic:
gljávax, bón
Indonesian:
poles
Japanese:
ワックス
Korean:
광택제
Latvian:
vasks; spodrināšanas ziede
Lithuanian:
vaškas, politūra
Norwegian:
polerings-, *boningsmiddel
Polish:
politura
Portuguese (Brazil):
cera
Portuguese (Portugal):
cera
Romanian:
ceară de mobilă
Russian:
полироль
Slovak:
vosk
Slovenian:
vosek
Spanish:
cera
Swedish:
möbel-, bonvax
Turkish:
cilâ
wax4[wӕks]noun
(also adjective) (alsoˈcandle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated Example: a wax model
Arabic:
شَمْعي، مَصْنوع من الشَّمْع
Chinese (Simplified):
蜡的
Chinese (Traditional):
蠟的
Czech:
voskový
Danish:
voks; voks-
Dutch:
was
Estonian:
küünlavaha
Finnish:
vaha
French:
(en, *de) cire
German:
das Wachs, Wachs-…
Greek:
κερί, κέρινος
Hungarian:
viasz
Icelandic:
kertavax
Indonesian:
lilin
Japanese:
ろう
Korean:
파라핀 왁스
Latvian:
vasks
Lithuanian:
vaško
Norwegian:
voks(-)
Polish:
wosk(owy)
Portuguese (Brazil):
cera
Portuguese (Portugal):
cera
Romanian:
de, *în ceară
Russian:
воск; восковой
Slovak:
voskový
Slovenian:
vosek; voščen
Spanish:
cera
Swedish:
vax
Turkish:
mum
wax5[wӕks]noun
sealing-wax
Arabic:
شَمْع الخَتْم
Chinese (Simplified):
蜡封
Chinese (Traditional):
蠟封
Czech:
pečetní vosk
Danish:
segllak
Dutch:
zegellak
Estonian:
pitserivaha
Finnish:
sinettivaha
French:
cire à cacheter
German:
der Siegellack
Greek:
βουλοκέρι
Hungarian:
pecsétviasz
Icelandic:
innsiglunarvax
Indonesian:
lak
Japanese:
封ろう
Korean:
봉랍
Latvian:
zīmoglaka
Lithuanian:
lakas
Norwegian:
segllakk
Polish:
lak
Portuguese (Brazil):
lacre
Portuguese (Portugal):
lacre
Romanian:
ceară pentru sigilii
Russian:
сургуч
Slovak:
pečatný vosk
Slovenian:
pečatni vosek
Spanish:
lacre
Swedish:
sigillack
Turkish:
mühür mumu
wax[wӕks]verb
to smear, polish or rub with wax
Arabic:
يَصْقُل بالشَّمْع
Chinese (Simplified):
（用蜡）抛光
Chinese (Traditional):
(用蠟)拋光
Czech:
voskovat
Danish:
vokse
Dutch:
met was behandelen
Estonian:
vahatama
French:
cirer
German:
wachsen
Greek:
παρκετάρω
Hungarian:
fényesít
Icelandic:
vaxbera, bóna
Indonesian:
memoles
Japanese:
ろうを塗る
Korean:
(가죽·실 등에) 밀랍을 먹이다
Latvian:
vaskot
Lithuanian:
vaškuoti
Norwegian:
smøre, polere, bone
Polish:
woskować
Portuguese (Brazil):
encerar
Portuguese (Portugal):
encerar
Romanian:
a cerui
Russian:
вощить
Slovak:
voskovať
Slovenian:
navoščiti
Spanish:
encerar
Swedish:
vaxa, bona, polera
Turkish:
cilâlamak
wax1[wӕks]verb
(of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible
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Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf. Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and packwax.
Waist\, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See Wax to grow.]1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips. --Chaucer. I am in the waist two yards about. --Shak. 2. Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship. 3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line. 4. A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] --Shak. Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.
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