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wax⋅ing

  [wak-sing]
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–noun
1. the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.
2. the manufacturing of a phonograph record.
3. the act or technique of applying a depilatory wax to the body for removing hair.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see wax 1 , -ing 1
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wax

1  [waks]
–noun
1. 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.
6. sealing wax.
7. a person or object suggesting wax, as in manageability or malleability: I am helpless wax in your hands.
–verb (used with object)
8. to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor.
9. to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material.
10. Informal. to make a phonograph recording of.
11. Slang. to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition.
–adjective
12. pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.
—Idiom
13. whole ball of wax, Slang.
a. the entire or overall plan, concept, action, result, or the like: The first ten minutes of the meeting will determine the whole ball of wax.
b. everything of a similar or related nature: They sold us skis, boots, bindings, poles—the whole ball of wax.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME wex, waxe, OE weax; c. D was, G Wachs, ON vax; (v.) ME wexen, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
wax⋅a⋅ble, adjective
waxlike, adjective

wax

2  [waks]
–verb (used without object), waxed; waxed or (Literary) wax⋅en; wax⋅ing.
1. to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.: Discord waxed at an alarming rate.
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: He waxed angry at the insinuation.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME waxen, OE weaxan; c. G wachsen; akin to waist

Synonyms:
1. extend, grow, lengthen, enlarge, dilate.
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wax 1   (wāks)   
n.  
    1. 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.
    2. Beeswax.
    3. Cerumen.
    4. 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.
    5. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
    1. 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.
    2. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
  3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.
  4. A phonograph record.
  5. Something suggestive of wax in being impressionable or readily molded.
adj.  Made of wax: a wax candle.
tr.v.   waxed, wax·ing, wax·es
  1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.
  2. Informal To make a phonograph record of.

[Middle English, from Old English weax.]
wax 2   (wāks)   
intr.v.   waxed, wax·ing, wax·es
  1. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.
  2. To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.
  3. To grow or become as specified: "could afford ... to wax sentimental over their heritage" (John Simon).

[Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: wax·ing
Function: noun
: the process of removing body hair with a depilatory wax
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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waxing wax·ing (wāk'sĭng) or wax·ing-up (wāk'sĭng-ŭp')
n.
The shaping of the contours of a trial denture or a crown in wax prior to its casting in metal.

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