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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.
 cera

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.
 crescer
  • (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
 ficar, tornar-se, virar

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

wax adjective

  /wæks/ , /wɛks/
  • Made of wax.
 ceroso, céreo

waxing noun

  /ˈwæksɪŋ/
  • (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
 depilação com cera, enceramento
sealing wax
lacre
paraffin wax
parafina
wax museum
museu de cera
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