wax
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
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
Types & categories
- lipid hypernym
- bayberry wax hyponym
- carnauba hyponym
- candelilla wax hyponym
- ceresin hyponym
- floor wax hyponym
- gondang wax hyponym
- Japan wax hyponym
- montan wax hyponym
- pisang wax hyponym
- scale wax hyponym
- ski wax hyponym
- beeswax hyponym
- cerumen hyponym
- paraffin hyponym
- spermaceti hyponym
- vegetable wax hyponym
- shellac wax hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cover with wax
wax the car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
go up or advance
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wane antonym
- mount derivation
- rising slope derivation
- mounting derivation
- waxing derivation
Sense 4 verb
increase in phase
the moon is waxing
Types & categories
- increase hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |