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wax
v. rub or polish with wax, treat with wax, cover with was; remove hair from a part of the body by applying wax and then pulling it off with the hairs; increase gradually in quantity or intensity; grow, swell; make a recording of, record records; become more illuminated (as does the moon)
 
adj. made of wax; resembling wax
 
n. solid or semi-solid substance that is greasy to the touch and pliable when heated (i.e. beeswax, earwax); petroleum based substance often used to coat or polish surfaces (i.e. car wax, paraffin); burst of anger (British)


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Wax
Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees (beeswax) and used by them in constructing their honeycombs.It is an imprecisely defined term generally understood to be a substance with properties similar to beeswax, namelyplastic (malleable) at normal ambient temperaturesa melting point above approximately 45 °C (113 °F) (which differentiates waxes from fats and oils)a relatively low viscosity when melted (unlike many plastics)insoluble in waterhydrophobic
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The Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) format is a type of XML metafile designed to store a list of Windows Media files to play during a multimedia presentation.It is used frequently on streaming video servers where multiple ASF files are to be played in succession. Both RTSP and MMS streaming protocols are supported, as well as HTTP.ASX files have MIME type video/x-ms-asf (as do ASF files).
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Wax
Wax a low-melting, high-molecular-weight, organic mixture or compound, similar to fats and oils but lacking glycerides; it may be deposited by [more]Wax - Community and Resources

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wax
Noun
1. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
(hypernym) lipid, lipide, lipoid
(hyponym) bayberry wax, bayberry tallow
Verb
1. cover with wax; "wax the car"
(hypernym) cover
(hyponym) beeswax
2. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
(synonym) mount, climb, rise
(antonym) wane
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) jump
(derivation) waxing
3. increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
(synonym) full
(antonym) wane
(hypernym) increase
(derivation) waxing


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Wax
(v. t.)
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
  
 
(v. i.)
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.
  
 
(v. i.)
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
  
 
(n.)
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling.
  
 
(n.)
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
  
 
(n.)
Cerumen, or earwax.
  
 
(n.)
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
  
 
(n.)
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
  
 
(n.)
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
  
 
(n.)
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
  
 
(n.)
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.
  
 
(n.)
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.
  

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