wax

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwæks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wæks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(waks)

Inflections of 'wax' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
waxes
v 3rd person singular
waxing
v pres p
waxed
v past
waxed
v past p (All usages)
waxen
v past p (Literary: only senses relating to increasing or growing.)

Collocations for "wax"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wax" in context.

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wax

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. wax your [legs, eyebrow, floor, car]
  2. wax off [hair, stubble]
  3. wax to remove [hair]
  4. wax to protect the [finish, surface]
  5. wax to protect from [moisture, the weather]
  6. (have it) cleaned and waxed
  7. this leather has been waxed by [hand, machine]
  8. (have your) car waxed and polished
  9. wax [lyrical, poetic]
  10. wax on about [motherhood, him, work]
  11. the moon was waxing
  12. the moon waxes and wanes
n
  1. [honeybee, candle, ear, sealing, car] wax
  2. [red, white] wax
  3. wax [obtained, produced, secreted] by honeybees
  4. [apply, rub in, spread] car wax
  5. [polish, clean, buff] the car with wax
  6. [pull out, extract, remove] ear wax
  7. use wax to [seal, close, protect]
  8. used wax to polish the [chairs, bannister, furniture]
  9. [a letter, an envelope] sealed with wax
  10. a [figure, statue] made of wax
  11. burned his [finger, hand] with melting wax
n as adj
  1. a [red, white] wax candle
  2. a wax [figure, work, statue]
  3. [go to, visit] a wax museum
'wax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ball - bikini - candle - crayon - dampen - doll - drip - envelope - eyebrow - flatten - fluff - mosquito - museum - pattern - seal - sealed - vagina - wood

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