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- [waks]
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- [waks]
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Definitions of wax word
- noun wax a fit of anger; rage. 1
- verb with object wax to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor. 1
- verb with object wax to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material. 1
- verb with object wax bikini wax. 1
- verb with object wax Informal. to make a phonograph recording of. 1
- verb with object wax Slang. to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition. 1
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Origin of wax
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English wex, waxe, Old English weax; cognate with Dutch was, German Wachs, Old Norse vax; (v.) Middle English wexen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Wax
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wax popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wax usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wax
verb wax
- polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
- expand — explain
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
Antonyms for wax
verb wax
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
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