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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.
 was

wax adjective

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Made of wax.
 wassen, was

wax verb

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
 groeien, toenemen, wassen
  • (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
 wassen
  • (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
 worden

wax noun

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

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.
 met was insmeren, was aanbrengen, wassen
  • (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.
 waxen

waxing

was
waxing moon
wassende maan
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