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Main Entry:	wax [waks] Show IPA/wæks/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	become large, fuller
Synonyms:	augment, become, build, come, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, fill out, get bigger, get to, grow, grow full, heighten, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, rise, run, swell, turn, upsurge
Notes:	wane means to gradually decrease in strength or size, while wax means to increase in size or strength
Antonyms:	shrink

Main Entry:	batten
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	grow fat
Synonyms:	burgeon, feed on, grow, prosper, thrive, wax

Main Entry:	become
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	evolve into
Synonyms:	alter to, assume form of, be converted to, be reduced to, be reformed, be remodeled, be transformed into, change into, come, come to be, convert, develop into, emerge as, eventually be, grow into, incline, mature, metamorphose, pass into, ripen into, shift, turn into, turn out, wax

Example Sentences

Candles are light sources made from wax with a wick in the middle.

The wraps for the cookies were made with soy wax, not petroleum wax.

The author of a book on how civilizations wax and wane, and why future generations everywhere will be wealthier.

Candles are light sources made from wax with a wick in the middle.

The wraps for the cookies were made with soy wax, not petroleum wax.

The author of a book on how civilizations wax and wane, and why future generations everywhere will be wealthier.

Heat the oils and beeswax until they warm and the wax melts.

To save wax you'll inevitably end with six-sided hexagonal cells.

Babybel cheeses come individually wrapped in wax and plastic, making them more durable than larger hunks of cheese.

Give used candy or mint tins a second life with a bit of melted wax and a fresh wick.

Weave any remaining loose ends together, trim off the excess and bind them together with not melt glue or wax.

If you can easily see and retrieve ear wax in older children, do so carefully.

The issue of if there is a linear transformation between test score and intellignece is a different ball of wax.

The students' task was to attach the candle to a wall so that it burned properly and did not drip wax on the table or the floor.

Salt air blends with the scent of hot wax emanating from the batik-maker's shop, little more than a beachside shack.

The wax takes on the shape produced from the three nuclei orbits of the water nucleus.

Roundish fruit is covered with white wax-the bayberry wax used for candles.

And alas, the macks lost their stacks and stopped pressing wax.

Over the years, the slate tile floor in our entrance hall has been washed with warm water and polished with a liquid wax.

My job in higher education is to educate my students, not to wax political.

His latest survey is rich in examples of how its ideas and instincts wax and wane in practice.

The sun's energy output varies slightly as sunspots wax and wane on the star's surface.

Greatness, on the other hand, is a whole other ball of wax.

Then glue the metal top to the plywood, sand and wax it, and add a set of ready-made legs.

When a waxed floor looks dirty and yellow, it is time to remove the wax.

The wax lessens the friction, or rubbing, between ski and snow.

Many books wax eloquent about planetary exploration.

Tender, mild-flavored yellow wax beans bring premium prices at the market.

The shop sells little disks, called bobeches, that catch the overflow of wax.

So they don't worry about it as much, and are repelled by politicians who wax sanctimonious about it.

They apply the design to cotton, using copper stamps and melted wax.

What is called evaporation leaves an empty six pole or six sided wax structure.

The name refers to the female's powdery wax coating, a shield that prevents insecticides from penetrating.

The researchers said the cinnamon wax paper was safe and environmentally friendly.

French-speakers around the world wax eloquent on the international day of la francophonie.

With your hands, roll the cool clay into a ball, then flatten the ball on the wax paper.

As symptoms wax and wane, discipline and engagement can fluctuate, leaving children in less-stable environments.

Now in my defense, perhaps the wax moth larvae were already on the unguarded, bear-pawed frames.

He certainly has not explained why his administration's interest in the subject seems to wax and wane at random.

Knead the dough with your hands for a few minutes, then use a rolling pin to roll it out on a wax paper-covered surface.

Whereas the peaks of the bumps appear smooth and naked, their sides and valleys are textured and coated in wax.

Royalty, celebrity and criminality were the great wax subjects.

The protracted episode illustrates how public health scares wax and wane.

Drop glops onto a baking sheet or plate lined with wax paper and allow to cool.

Some such cancers run indolent courses that wax and wane over years.

Amongst the various items was found an old wooden box, sealed with rusty nails, string and sealing wax.

Bundles of cotton, silk, or wool are either tied or painted with wax according to predetermined patterns.

Meteorologists think hurricane cycles wax and wane over several decades.

The best tasting insect, though, is said to be the wax worm.

Don't head to the mountain without a fresh coat of wax.

He then mixed in candle wax with the coffee grounds, added some animal feed binder, and used a car jack to compress the logs.

Drain, cool, and put the pieces between two pieces of cellophane or wax paper.

Ear wax protects the ear by trapping dust, bacteria.

He once scribbled a note on one of his sketches to make a small wax version of one of his drawings of a horse.

They'd write something on the wooden back of a wax tablet.

They don't usually wax enthusiastic about collaborative recall, collective memory, or.

Some stand a metre and a half from base to wick, their white paraffin wax decorated.

Have him wear a rubber glove in case the wax splashes.

Do not wax sealed surfaces unless the directions on the sealer specify that.

Use a light wax lubricant or lithium grease on the cables.

Wax also talks to ordinary women about their lives.

On wax paper, roll the dough into a long, thin rounded.

The extra speed provided by ski wax comes at a cost--perfluorochemicals.

Cylindrical pale green stems are covered with wax used commercially in making candles.

It takes me back to times of handwritten letters, sealed closed with a drop of wax.

Viewing the past through the lense of the present affords many opportunities to wax morally superior to one's ancestors.

The answer appears to let your ear-holes wax up a bit and then the rubber coated buds slide in and stick.

Like the other artists, she considers her job at the wax museum a continuation of the work she was trained to.

First, an object is carved, usually from wax or clay.

It may be strange to wax rhapsodic about a game that revels in the annoyances of logging on in a pre-web world.

Line pan with wax paper or baking parchment, allowing paper to overhang.

The inhibition is only temporary, because the electrical activities of all the neurons have natural cycles that wax and wane.

The birds produce a special wax that helps to keep their feathers healthy.

Simon turned his back on wax fruit, metaphorical or otherwise.

Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper, allowing it to.

Too many commentators naively suppose that all dimensions of inequality wax and wane together, but it is not so.

Freshly made preserves were stored in the jars under wax lids and kept in a cool place.

Hoya subquintuplinervis-the wax plant-is a popular houseplant and garden ornament, with its scented five-petal flower clusters.

Some might wax poetic and say there are monsters in the air.

Melted candle wax crusted the bedrock on either side of the opening.

Melt wax and chocolate chips together in a double boiler.

Main Entry:	best
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defeat; gain advantage
Synonyms:	KO, beat, beat up, better, blank, blast, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream, deck, drub, exceed, excel, flax, floor, get the better of, knock off, lambaste, let have it, lick, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shoot down, shut down, surpass, take care of, take down, tan, thrash, top, total, transcend, trash, triumph, triumph over, trounce, wallop, waste, wax, whip, whomp, whop, wipe out, wipe the floor with, wipe, zap
Antonyms:	give up, lose, relent, surrender

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	bloom
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	flower; flourish
Synonyms:	be in flower, bear fruit, blossom, blow, bud, burgeon, burst, develop, effloresce, fare well, fructify, germinate, grow, open, prosper, sprout, succeed, tassel out, thrive, wax
Antonyms:	shrink, shrivel, wither

Main Entry:	boost
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	increase
Synonyms:	addition, advance, breakthrough, expansion, hike, improvement, increment, jump, lift, raise, rise, step-up, up, upgrade, wax
Antonyms:	blow, decrease, hindrance, setback

Main Entry:	build
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	increase, accelerate
Synonyms:	aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, compound, develop, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, improve, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, strengthen, swell, wax
Antonyms:	decelerate, decrease, destroy, ruin

Main Entry:	burnish
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	polish, brighten
Synonyms:	buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, patina, put on a finish, rub, sheen, shine, smooth, wax
Antonyms:	dull, tarnish

Main Entry:	come
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	extend, reach
Synonyms:	add up, aggregate, amount, become, come over, develop, expand, get, go, grow, join, mature, number, run, run into, spread, stretch, sum to, total, turn, wax

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