Definition and meaning of Waxing

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waxing (adj.)

1.(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases"the waxing moon passes from new to full"

waxing (n.)

1.the application of wax to a surface

2.a gradual increase in magnitude or extent"the waxing of the moon"

wax (adj.)

1.made of or covered with wax"waxen candles" "careful, the floor is waxy"

wax (n.)

1.any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

2.a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application

wax (v. trans.)

1.go up or advance"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

2.increase in phase"the moon is waxing"

3.cover with wax"wax the car"

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Merriam Webster

Wax , v. i. [imp. Waxed ; p. p. Waxed, and Obs. or Poetic Waxen ; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.]

1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.

The waxing and the waning of the moon. Hakewill.

Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane. P. Plowman.

2. To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.

Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. Deut. xxix. 5.

Where young Adonis oft reposes,
Waxing well of his deep wound. Milton.

Waxing kernels (Med.), small tumors formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children; -- popularly so called, because supposed to be caused by growth of the body. Dunglison.

Wax, n.

1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.

☞ Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).

2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: --

(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.

(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.

(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.

(d) (Zoöl.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.

(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.

(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.

(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]

(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed predominantly of the longer-chain saturated hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or ester derivatives.

Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. Rhus succedanea. -- Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2 (f), above. -- Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed. -- Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed. -- Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. -- Wax insect (Zoöl.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family Coccidæ, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also pela. -- Wax light, a candle or taper of wax. -- Wax moth (Zoöl.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose larvæ feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also bee moth. -- Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry. -- Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. -- Wax palm. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. -- Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. -- Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian). (b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage. -- Wax tree (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree (Elæagia utilis) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants “arbol del cera.” -- Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax.

Wax , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.

Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth. -- Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end. Brockett.

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Synonyms

waxadj

made of wax, waxen, waxy

wax (n.)

encaustic, grease

wax (v.)

become, dilate, enlarge, grow, increase, swell

wax (v. trans.)

climb, full, mount, rise

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See also

waxing (n.)

↗ wax ≠ waning

waxing (adj.)

≠ waning

wax (v. trans.)

↘ blacking, bootblack, shoeblack, shoe polish, waxing ↗ encaustic ≠ wane

wax (n.)

↘ made of wax, waxen, waxlike, waxy

wax (v.)

↘ development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny ≠ fall off, sink, slump

Phrases

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⇨ American Hot Wax • Bangin' on Wax • Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues • Bayberry wax • Bees wax • Bite the wax tadpole • Black Wax • Blacks in Wax • Blacks in Wax Museum • Bone wax • Broken Wax • Byblos Wax Museum • Candelilla wax • Candle wax • Carnauba wax • Castor wax • Chafe-wax • Chaim Elozor Wax • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum • Chinese wax • City of Wax • Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax • Diagnostic wax-up • Emulsifying wax • Epicuticular wax • Exposition (Wax on Radio album) • Grafting wax • Grave wax • Great Blacks In Wax • Great Blacks in Wax Museum • Hair wax • Helwan wax museum • Hollywood Wax Museum • Hot Wax • Hot Wax Records • House of Wax • House of Wax (1953 film) • House of Wax (1953 movie) • House of Wax (2005 film) • House of Wax (2005 movie) • Imperial Wax Solvent • Irish National Wax Museum • Japan wax • Johnson Wax • Johnson Wax Headquarters • Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters • Jojoba Wax PEG-80 Esters • Judith Wax • Kate Wax • Keratin wax • Lesser wax moth • Lost-wax casting • Microcrystalline wax • Mikey Wax • Mikey wax • Mo' Wax • Montan wax • Mortuary wax • Moustache wax • Movieland Wax Museum • Mr. Zog's Sex Wax • Muffin Wax • Mystery of the Wax Museum • National Great Blacks In Wax Museum • National Wax Museum • National Wax Museum (Ireland) • Nightmare in Wax • Nightmares On Wax • Nightmares on Wax • On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax • Ouricury wax • Paraffin wax • Penicillin on Wax • Pimpin' on Wax • Pink String and Sealing Wax • Plastic wax • Potter's Wax Museum • Psycho in the Wax Museum • Renaissance Wax • Return of Wax • Rice bran wax • Ruby Wax • S C Johnson Wax • SC Johnson Wax • Scapegoat Wax • Sealing wax • Sheldon Wax • Ski wax • Steven T. Wax • Surfboard wax • The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers • The Sleeping Beauty (wax figure) • The Wax Museum with Ronnie Dark • Tracks on Wax 4 • Turtle Wax • Wax (Indochine album) • Wax (Korean band) • Wax (Korean singer) • Wax (disambiguation) • Wax (pop band) • Wax (rock band) • Wax (singer) • Wax Ecstatic • Wax Lake Delta • Wax Lion • Wax Mannequin • Wax Murdaraz • Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf • Wax Museum at Fishermans Wharf • Wax Poetic • Wax Poetics • Wax Simulacra • Wax Tailor • Wax Trax discography • Wax Trax! Records • Wax Trax! Records discography • Wax bean • Wax bullet • Wax burning • Wax carving • Wax comb • Wax crayon • Wax ester • Wax esters • Wax fire • Wax ivy • Wax lips • Wax mallow • Wax melters • Wax motor • Wax museum • Wax on Radio • Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees • Wax paper • Wax play • Wax polish • Wax sculpture • Wax tablet • Wax thermostatic element • Wax works • Wax-ester hydrolase • Wax-eye • Wax-myrtle • Wax-plant • Wax-tree • Wax-works • Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum • White wax wood • Wool wax • Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers

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