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wax noun

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
 κερί, κηρός
  • Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
 κερί

wax adjective

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Made of wax.
 κέρινος

wax verb

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • (transitive) 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.
 αποτριχώνω, κηρώνω
  • (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
 κηρώνω

wax verb

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
 αυξάνομαι, γεμίζω
  • (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
 γεμίζει
sealing wax
βουλοκέρι
wax-colour
κέρινος
wax paper
κερωμένο χαρτί
wax-coloured
κηροειδής
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