THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX

Meaning of THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX in English

( NAmE , informal ) the whole thing; everything :

I panicked, I cried—the whole ball of wax.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — everything, the whole thing, the entire thing
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THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — all related things, all that jazz, the whole nine yards Being in love means commitment, sacrifice, patience, understanding - the …
English Idioms vocab
THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — all related things, all that jazz , the whole nine yards Being in love means commitment, sacrifice, patience, understanding - …
English Idioms vocabulary
THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — n AmE sl Well, thai just about ruins the whole ball of wax — Теперь, кажется, конец всему She knows who is …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — n AmE sl Well, thai just about ruins the whole ball of wax — Теперь, кажется, конец всему She knows …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — whole ball of wax, the n AmE sl Well, that just about ruins the whole ball of wax Теперь, кажется, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX — Well, thai just about ruins the whole ball of wax — Теперь, кажется, конец всему She knows who is having …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WAX — I Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Английский словарь Британика
WHOLE — I. ˈhōl, dial ˈhəl or with a vowel approaching ə adjective Etymology: Middle English hool healthy, unhurt, entire, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
BALL — I. ˈbȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bal, from Old Norse böllr akin to Old English bealluc testis, …
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
WHOLE — — wholeness , n. /hohl/ , adj. 1. comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; …
Random House Webster's 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
BALL — ball 1 — baller , n. /bawl/ , n. 1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHOLE — I. ˈhōl adjective Etymology: Middle English hool healthy, unhurt, entire, from Old English hāl; akin to Old High German heil …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WHOLE — noun a regular combination of parts; a system. 2. whole ·adj possessing, or being in a state of, heath and …
Webster English vocab
WAX — noun cerumen, or earwax. 2. wax ·noun a waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. 3. wax ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BALL — noun the globe or earth. 2. ball ·noun a social assembly for the purpose of dancing. 3. ball ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
WHOLE — [whole] adj [ME hool healthy, unhurt, entire, fr. OE hal; akin to OHG heil healthy, unhurt, ON heill, OCS celu] …
Merriam-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
BALL — [ball] n, often attrib [ME bal, fr. ON bollr; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHG balla ball, OE blawan to …
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
BALL — spherical or ovoid object for throwing, hitting, or kicking in various sports and games. The ball is mentioned in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] full; complete : He spent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAX — / wæks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a solid substance that is made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOLE — I. whole 1 S1 W1 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ whole , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAX — I. wax 1 /wæks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weax ] 1 . a solid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHOLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAX — n. & v. --n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHOLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAX — n. & v. n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALL — n. & v. n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHOLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Oxford English vocab
WAX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; …
Oxford English vocab
BALL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
WHOLE — ( wholes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
BALL — ( balls, balling, balled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ball …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a full/whole week (= every day in a week ) ▪ I can't believe …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHOLE — [noun]Two halves make a whole (= a complete thing). [C]You must consider each problem as an aspect of the whole …
Cambridge English vocab
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
WHOLE — See: ALL THE WAY or THE WHOLE WAY, GO THE WHOLE HOG, ON THE WHOLE, WITH A WHOLE SKIN or …
Slang English vocab
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Slang English vocab
WHOLE — n. heart whole on the whole whole hog whole length whole number whole souled
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHOLE — I. adjective 1. free from damage, defect, or flaw feared the eggs were broken but found them whole Synonyms: entire, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALL
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHOLE — See ↑ ALL/EVERYTHING 2, ↑ COMPLETE/NOT COMPLETE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be sb's whole life • ↑ on the whole/all …
Longman Activator English vocab
WHOLE — n. 25B6; adjective the whole report : ENTIRE, complete, full, unabridged, uncut. a whole marble mantelpiece : INTACT, in one …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHOLE — adj. 1 entire, complete, uncut, full, intact, unbroken, total I can't believe she ate the whole chicken Were you here …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Словарь английских идиом
WHOLE — noun BAD : As a whole, I am very happy here. GOOD : On the whole, I am very happy …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHOLE — 1. сущ. 1) все, целое I cannot tell you the whole (of it). ≈ Я не могу сказать вам всего. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle ≈ восковая свеча mineral …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHOLE — whole.ogg 1. həʋl n 1. целое the whole and the parts - целое и части nature is a whole - …
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