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.
- Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
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was
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wax
verb
/wæks/
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/wɛks/
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- (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
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groeien,
toenemen,
wassen
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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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wassen
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- (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
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worden
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wax
noun
/wæks/
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/wɛks/
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- (rare) The process of growing.
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aanwassen,
wassen
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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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met was insmeren,
was aanbrengen,
wassen
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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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waxen
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