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Definitions for Waxing

[1] the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.
[2] the manufacturing of a phonograph record.
[3] the act or technique of applying a depilatory wax to the body for removing hair.
[4] Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
[5] any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants. Compare vegetable wax, wax insect.
[6] any of a group of substances composed of hydrocarbons, alcohols, fatty acids, and esters that are solid at ordinary temperatures.
[7] cerumen; earwax.
[8] a resinous substance used by shoemakers for rubbing thread.
[9] sealing wax.
[10] a person or object suggesting wax, as in manageability or malleability: I am helpless wax in your hands.
[11] to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor.
[12] to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material.
[13] bikini wax.
[14] Informal . to make a phonograph recording of.
[15] Slang . to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition.
[16] pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.
[17] to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.: Discord waxed at an alarming rate.
[18] (of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon. Compare wane(def 4) .
[19] to grow or become: He waxed angry at the insinuation.
[20] any of various viscous or solid materials of natural origin: characteristically lustrous, insoluble in water, and having a low softening temperature, they consist largely of esters of fatty acids
[21] any of various similar substances, such as paraffin wax or ozocerite, that have a mineral origin and consist largely of hydrocarbons
[22] short for beeswax, sealing wax
[23] physiol another name for cerumen
[24] a resinous preparation used by shoemakers to rub on thread
[25] bone wax a mixture of wax, oil, and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding
[26] any substance or object that is pliable or easily moulded he was wax in the hands of the political bosses
[27] (modifier) made of or resembling wax a wax figure
[28] the act or an instance of removing body hair by coating it with warm wax, applying a strip of fabric, and then removing the fabric sharply, thereby plucking the hairs out by their roots
[29] (tr) to coat, polish, etc, with wax
[30] to remove (body hair) by means of a wax treatment
[31] to become larger, more powerful, etc
[32] (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing portion of illuminated surface, between new moon and full moon Compare wane (def. 1)
[33] archaic to become as specified the time waxed late
[34] British informal , old-fashioned a fit of rage or temper he's in a wax today

Words related to Waxing

swell, develop, magnify, augment, dilate, come, mount, rise, upsurge, enlarge, increase, turn, build, become, multiply, run, heighten, grow, expand

Words nearby Waxing

waxbill, waxcloth, waxen, waxer, waxeye, waxing, waxing moon, waxleaf privet, waxplant, waxwing, waxwork

Origin of Waxing

2before 900; Middle English waxen, Old English weaxan; cognate with German wachsen; akin to waist

Words that may be confused with Waxing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, waxwane, wax

Other words from Waxing

non·wax·ing , adjective
wax·a·ble , adjective
wax·like , adjective

Word origin for Waxing

of obscure origin; perhaps from the phrase to wax angry

Synonyms for Waxing

augment, become, build, come, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, grow, heighten, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, rise, run, swell, turn, upsurge, fill out, get bigger, get to, grow full