wax
noun
/wæks/
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/wɛks/
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- Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
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cire,
fart
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- Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
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cire
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wax
verb
/wæks/
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/wɛks/
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- (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
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croître
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- (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
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croître,
cirer
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- (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
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devenir
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wax
verb
/wæks/
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/wɛks/
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- (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
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cirer
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- (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.
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croître
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waxing
noun
/ˈwæksɪŋ/
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- (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
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waxing,
épilation à la cire
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