waxes
Meaning of waxes
- cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it.
I washed and waxed the floor
- make a recording of.
he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work
Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs . The verb dates from late Middle English.
verb, 3rd person present- (of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
- begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner.
they waxed lyrical about the old days
Old English weaxan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen and German wachsen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek auxanein and Latin augere ‘to increase’.
plural noun- a fit of anger.
she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding
mid 19th century: origin uncertain; perhaps from phrases such as wax angry .
Information about waxes
- The singular form of waxes is: wax.
- Languages in which waxes is used:
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Hyphenation of waxes
waxes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- waxes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
waxes synonyms
Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:
Meaning grow to be; develop into:
Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point:
Meaning express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something:
Meaning talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream:
waxes antonyms
Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:
Words that rhyme with waxes
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