wax
noun
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Sense 1 noun
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
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Sense 2 verb
cover with wax
wax the car
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Sense 3 verb
go up or advance
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
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Sense 4 verb
increase in phase
the moon is waxing
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wax |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | waxen |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lipid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bayberry wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carnauba |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | candelilla wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ceresin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gondang wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Japan wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | montan wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pisang wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scale wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ski wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beeswax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerumen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paraffin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spermaceti |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetable wax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shellac wax |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | waxing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wax |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | beeswax |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | wane |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mount |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rising slope |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mounting |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | waxing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gain |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | wane |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | waxing |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |