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wax noun

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
  • Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
 vaha
  • (uncountable, music, informal) The phonograph record format for music.
 savikiekko

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.
 kasvaa
  • (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
 muuttua, tulla

wax noun

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • (rare) The process of growing.
 kasvu

wax adjective

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Made of wax.
 vaha, vahasta tehty

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.
 poistaa vahalla
  • (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
 vahata

waxing noun

  /ˈwæksɪŋ/
  • The action of the verb to wax.
  • (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
 vahaus
paraffin wax
parafiini, parafiinivaha
sealing wax
sinettivaha
wax paper
voipaperi
ski wax
suksivoide
grip wax
pitovoide
wax moth
vahakoisa
wax tablet
vahataulu
carnauba wax
karnaubavaha
wax lyrical
puhua lennokkaasti, puhua runollisesti
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