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English noun: wax | |||
| 1. | wax (substance) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lipid, lipide, lipoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bayberry tallow, bayberry wax, beeswax, candelilla wax, carnauba, carnauba wax, ceresin, cerumen, earwax, fig wax, floor wax, gondang wax, Japan tallow, Japan wax, lac wax, montan wax, paraffin, paraffin scale, paraffin wax, pisang wax, scale wax, shellac wax, ski wax, spermaceti, vegetable wax | ||
English verb: wax | |||
| 1. | wax (contact) cover with wax | ||
| Samples | Wax the car. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beeswax | ||
| 2. | wax (change) go up or advance | ||
| Samples | Sales were climbing after prices were lowered. | ||
| Synonyms | climb, mount, rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, gain, jump | ||
| Antonyms | wane | ||
| 3. | wax (change) increase in phase | ||
| Samples | The moon is waxing. | ||
| Examples | The moon will soon wax | ||
| Synonyms | full | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Antonyms | wane | ||
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