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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.
 crescere
  • (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
 diventare, divenire

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.
 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.
 cerare, incerare
ski wax
sciolina
sealing wax
ceralacca
wax tablet
tavoletta cerata
wax museum
museo delle cere
carnauba wax
cera di carnauba
lost wax
cera perduta
paraffin wax
paraffina
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