I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sealing wax
the moon waxes (= gets bigger each night )
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The moon waxed larger over the next few days.
waxed paper
wax/polish the floor
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I washed and waxed the kitchen floor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
hot
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Baldness is not only sexy, it is aerodynamic. Hot wax your head for maximum performance.
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It was a tactic as smooth and sleek as hot wax on tender skin.
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Cool waxing is said to be quickest, but advocates of hot wax say that it is much more efficient.
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He also suggested hot wax dripped on the wound.
■ NOUN
candle
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I stared wonderingly at the small, wax candle which I had thrown on to the floor of my chamber.
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I remember it being dark-beamed with windows high in the wall and wax candles already lit.
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Firelight reflecting, Red wax candles , Treble voiced choirboys, Spicy hot pies.
paper
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How about the crinkling of Cellophane or the more muted wax paper ?
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Grease two 9-inch layer-cake pans, line bottoms with wax paper and grease paper.
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Transfer butter to a sheet of wax paper , spreading butter out to form a rough log shape.
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Cover top of colander with wax paper and set over sink to drain 24 hours.
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The sky has colored pallid blue straight above, like some wax paper sea.
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Sift flour, baking powder and salt on to wax paper .
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The sticky buns, wrapped in two wax papers , went into his coat pocket.
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His skin gets all crinkly, like wax paper or something.
paraffin
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After being grafted, the joints are dipped into paraffin wax for protection.
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Boot leathers are usually chrome tanned then impregnated with a mixture of paraffin wax and paraffin oil.
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The biopsy specimens were fixed in Carnoy's fixative overnight and embedded in paraffin wax .
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Exposed surfaces of glass slides, especially the undersides, should be painted with paraffin wax before placing in the container.
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Twelve sections were cut from each formalin fixed paraffin wax embedded block at a thickness of 3 µm.
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Biopsy tissues were fixed in buffered formalin and processed routinely through paraffin wax , ensuring optimal orientation at the embedding stage.
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The specimens were fixed overnight in neutral buffered 10% formalin and embedded in paraffin wax .
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Leiden is very similar to Gouda and is generally sold in the same yellow paraffin wax coating.
seal
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Out of curiosity, he caught one as it flew past his head, broke the wax seal , and unrolled the paper.
■ VERB
wane
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Over the years, there have been fundamental shifts in policy and strategy as attitudes toward the rural poor wax and wane .
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Is it present constantly, does the sensation wax and wane , or does it come in acute attacks?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the whole ball of wax
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Benton is in charge of marketing, personnel, sales - the whole ball of wax.
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There are two games left for the whole ball of wax.
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They are responsible for the whole ball of wax; every-thing.
wax lyrical
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Krzyzewski waxed lyrical on his team's winning effort.
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Before waxing lyrical about types of communication we need firstly to appreciate the uniqueness of the hotel environment.
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In the pub, beer glass in hand, he waxed lyrical about how he would spend his earnings.
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Marie Claire devoted last October's issue to the disease, and carried photos of topless celebrities waxing lyrical about their assets.
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They waxed lyrical on the virtues of introducing business-like methods and improving resource management.
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You're waxing lyrical about the M25 and the hopelessness of building more roads.
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You didn't even wax lyrical about the incredibly romantic island we could see from the cliff-top at the cape.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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We put a layer of wax down on the floor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Christmas ribbon and wax fruit can be added for colour.
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Posed him in a uniform with a musket in front of a wax image of General Washington.
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The solid wax gives heavier protection.
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We also lost many recordings: the wax masters could be broken.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bricks should be sealed with a masonry stabiliser, while wood should be waxed, varnished or painted.
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Domestic Edam cheeses are waxed or have other tightly adhering coating that may be red or another color.
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He had not the stomach, literally, to wax serious about such things today.
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Other than the dark, waxed limousine, the space was devoid of furniture.
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Price-sensitivity is waxing and brand-loyalty waning.
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Silent Scream attempts to do the same for Larry Winters, a Glaswegian murderer who waxed poetic behind bars before topping himself.