wax W₄A₁X₈

Noun 4 meanings

1. Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

2. Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).

3. Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).

   “What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?”

4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.

Adjective 1 meaning

1. Made of wax.

Verb 4 meanings

1. To coat with wax or a similar material.

2. To form a wax (a thick maple syrup).

3. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

4. To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.

Similar and opposite words

• BEESWAX₁₉
• EARWAX₁₆
• DEWAX₁₆
• EARTHWAX₂₁
• PACKWAX₂₅
• PAXWAX₂₅
• REWAX₁₅
• SEALWAX₁₇
• THOROUGHWAX₂₈
• TREEWAX₁₇
• WOADWAX₂₁
• WOODWAX₂₁

• WAS₆
• WAY₉
• WAR₆
• TAX₁₀
• MAX₁₂
• WAN₆
• FAX₁₃
• LAX₁₀
• WAT₆
• PAX₁₂
• SAX₁₀
• WAI₆
• WAD₇
• WAG₇
• WAP₈
• VAX₁₃
• WAW₉
• WAE₆