wax

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wax [wax waxes waxed waxing] noun, verb BrE [wæks] NAmE [wæks]
noun uncountable
1. a solid substance that is made from ↑beeswax or from various fats and oils and used for making ↑candles, polish, models, etc. It becomes soft when it is heated
•styling wax for the hair
•floor wax
•wax crayons
•wax polish
see also ↑paraffin wax, ↑sealing wax
2. a soft sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears
see the whole ball of wax at ↑ball _n.

Word Origin:
n. and v. senses 1 to 3 Old English wæx weax Germanic Dutch was German Wachs late Middle English v. senses 4 to 5 and
Old English weaxan Germanic Dutch wassen German wachsen Indo-European Greek auxanein Latin augere ‘to increase’

Example Bank:
•The parcel was tied with string and sealed with wax.
•The sun through the window had melted the wax.
•Wax melts when subjected to heat.
Idiom: ↑wax and wane
 
verb
1. transitive ~ sth to polish sth with ↑wax
2. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to cover sth with ↑wax
•waxed paper
•a waxed jacket
3. transitive, often passive ~ sth to remove hair from a part of the body using ↑wax
•to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed
4. intransitive (of the moon)to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
Opp: ↑wane
5. intransitive + lyrical, eloquent, sentimental, etc. (formal)to become ↑lyrical, etc. when speaking or writing
•He waxed lyrical on the food at the new restaurant.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. and v. senses 1 to 3 Old English wæx weax Germanic Dutch was German Wachs late Middle English v. senses 4 to 5 and
Old English weaxan Germanic Dutch wassen German wachsen Indo-European Greek auxanein Latin augere ‘to increase’
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  full, mount, climb, rise