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- pronunciation:
- waeks
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Wax is a solid yellow substance that bees make. Bees use wax to build a structure to hold the honey that they make.
Did you know that wax made by bees is sometimes used in styling people's hair? |
| definition 2: |
Wax is also something that humans make that is like the wax that bees make. It is a solid substance when it is cool, but it can be shaped easily when it is heated. People make it using chemicals.
Candles are made from wax. |
| definition 3: |
Wax is a liquid or paste with wax in it that is used to polish a smooth, hard surface.
After Mr. Carter washed the floor, he put wax on it.- synonyms:
- polish
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| definition 4: |
Wax is a short way of saying "earwax." Earwax is a substance that is produced in your ears. It is brownish yellow and somewhat sticky. Your ears produce earwax as a way to protect the inside of your ears from things like dust or bacteria. The wax catches these tiny things before they can go further into your ear.
Some people's ears produce more wax than others.- synonyms:
- earwax
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
waxes, waxing, waxed |
| definition: |
When you wax something, you rub, polish, or coat it with wax.
We often see our neighbor waxing his car on the weekends.- synonyms:
- polish
- similar words:
- coat, shine, treat
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| related words: |
polish |
| derivations: |
waxlike (adj.), waxer (n.) |
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