WAX

Meaning of WAX in English

n. 25B6; verb

the moon is waxing : GET BIGGER, increase, enlarge.

(poetic/literary) price sensitivity is waxing : INCREASE, grow, develop, rise, expand, escalate, intensify, spread, mushroom, snowball.

wane.

25A0; wax lyrical BE ENTHUSIASTIC, enthuse, rave, gush, get carried away.

Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012

WAX — I Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Английский словарь Британика
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wax, wex, from Old English weax; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAX — (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer …
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — ( v. i. ) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — wax 1 — waxable , adj. — waxlike , adj. /waks/ , n. 1. Also called beeswax . a solid, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, Lithuanian vaškas Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAX — noun cerumen, or earwax. 2. wax ·noun a waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. 3. wax ·noun …
Webster English vocab
WAX — [wax] n [ME, fr. OE weax; akin to OHG wahs wax, Lith vaskas] (bef. 12c) 1: a substance that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAX — any of a class of pliable substances of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin that differ from fats in being …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAX — / wæks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a solid substance that is made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAX — I. wax 1 /wæks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weax ] 1 . a solid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAX — n. & v. --n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAX — n. & v. n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; …
Oxford English vocab
WAX — ( waxes, waxing, waxed) 1. Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAX
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAX — n. Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAX — Synonyms and related words : accrue, accumulate, advance, aluminum oxide, ambergris, anoint, antifriction, appreciate, augment, auto polish, balloon, bear fruit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle ≈ восковая свеча mineral …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — wax.ogg _I 1. wæks n 1. 1> (пчелиный) воск 2> минеральный воск, озокерит 3> парафин 2. ушная сера 3. мазь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAX — 1) воск || вощить 2) парафин || парафинировать 3) модельная восковая масса ( для изготовления форм по выплавляемым моделям ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WAX — 1) воск || вощить 2) парафин || парафинировать 3) модельная восковая масса (для изготовления форм по выплавляемым моделям) 4) пластичная глина • - ader wax - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WAX — 1) воск 2) восковой 3) вощаной 4) вощаный 5) вощеный 6) вощить 7) наващивать 8) навощить 9) парафинированный 10) парафинировать • - ader wax - animal wax - candelilla wax - lost wax method - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WAX — wax I 1. сущ.1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle — восковая свеча mineral …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAX — _I 1. wæks n 1. 1> (пчелиный) воск 2> минеральный воск, озокерит 3> парафин 2. ушная сера 3. мазь ski …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный / минеральный со сходными свойствами ) mineral wax — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный / минеральный со сходными свойствами) mineral wax — минеральный воск sealing wax — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WAX — 1) воск; вар; озокерит 2) вощить • - black wax - ceresin wax - earth wax - fluid wax - fossil wax - sealing wax
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
WAX — 1. парафин, воск; твёрдые углеводороды; озокерит || парафинировать; вощить || парафинированный; восковой, вощённый 2. пластичная глина - ader wax - black wax - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
WAX — wax n AmE dated infml I bet you've never heard this wax before Готов поспорить, что ты эту запись раньше …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle ≈ восковая свеча mineral …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — n. cire (-ar). ~WORK: figura cirin; v. (increase) crescer; devenir
English interlingue dictionary
WAX — talo
English-Visayan vocabulary
WAX — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs ~, Lithuanian vaškas Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAX — (n.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, …
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, …
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) Cerumen, or earwax.
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually …
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — (v. i.) To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — ( v. t. ) To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( v. i. ) To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) Cerumen, or earwax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — ( n. ) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — adj. made of wax; resembling wax
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAX — v. rub or polish with wax, treat with wax, cover with was; remove hair from a part of the body …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAX — n. solid or semi-solid substance that is greasy to the touch and pliable when heated (i.e. beeswax, earwax); petroleum based …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAX — n. ball of wax bikini wax carnauba wax Japan wax lost wax mineral wax montan wax sealing wax vegetable wax …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — n. Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from 3 wax Date: 1854 : a fit of temper : RAGE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century : INCREASE , GROWTH ― usually used in the phrase on the wax
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — n. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weaxan; akin to Old High German wahsan to increase, Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 14th century 1 a : to treat or rub with wax usually for polishing, stiffening, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — n. Pronunciation: ' waks Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAX — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 bees~. ↘a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying bees~, used to make candles …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAX — wax, Wax BrE AmE wæks ▷ waxed wækst ▷ waxes ˈwæks ɪz -əz ▷ waxing ˈwæks ɪŋ ▶ ˈ waxed …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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