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wax noun

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

wax adjective

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

wax verb

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

wax verb

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
  • (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
 crecer
  • (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
 devenir
paraffin wax
parafina
sealing wax
lacre
ski wax
cera
candle wax
cera
wax apple
manzana de agua, pomarrosa, yambo
wax paper
papel de cera, papel encerado, papel manteca
wax tablet
tablilla de cera
wax museum
museo de cera
carnauba wax
cera de carnauba
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