Wax synonyms and antonyms
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A waxy, white or colorless solid mixture of hydrocarbons made from petroleum and used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and waterproof coatings.
grow full
To increase
To cause to appear less harsh or severe than is the case:
Shine is to reflect light, or to polish, or to stand out due to excellence.
become larger
To increase
To increase in volume or loudness
To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed:
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grow (related)
To allow to grow
spread (related)
To cover with a layer:
ceraceous
Waxy; waxlike
ceriferous
Containing or producing cerium.
ceruminous
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
waxlike
Resembling wax.
(Med.) Designating, of, or characterized by degeneration resulting from the deposit of an insoluble, waxlike substance in an organ
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adipocere (grave wax)
ambergris
A yellow, gray, or black waxy material formed in the intestines of sperm whales that consists of a mixture of steroid derivatives. It is often found floating at sea or washed ashore, has a pleasant odor, and is added to perfumes as a fixative to slow down the rate of evaporation.
A tallowlike substance that honeybees secrete and use for building their honeycomb: it is used in candles, polishes, etc.
cerate
A hard, unctuous, fat- or wax-based solid, sometimes medicated, formerly applied to the skin directly or on dressings.
cerographic
cerographist
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ceroma
A cloth with which ancient wrestlers rubbed themselves, to make their limbs not only more sleek and less capable of gripping, but more pliable and fit for exercise.
ceromancy
Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
ceroplastic
ceroplastics
The art of modeling in wax
ceroplasty
Ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cerotene
(Organic chemistry) A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
cerotic
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The art of painting with this substance.
inceration
The act of smearing or covering with wax.
incerative
mineral wax. associated words: cerography
A brown to black mineral wax sometimes found in sandstone, used to make candles, polishes, etc.
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To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
To facilitate the progress of.
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
To lubricate, supply, cover, or polish with oil.
simonize
To polish (an automobile, etc.) with or as with wax
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wane (related)
to grow gradually larger, more numerous, etc.; increase in strength, intensity, volume, etc.
To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:
To make larger or more powerful; increase.
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
To boost is defined as to raise, push higher, increase or promote.
To establish a basis for; found or ground:
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(Idiomatic) To strengthen.
The definition of burgeon means to grow or blossom.
To make larger; increase in size, volume, extent, etc.; broaden; expand
To increase in intensity, extent, or amount:
Expand is defined as to increase in size, unfold or spread out.
To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
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To go upward; rise:
(Intransitive) To grow in number.
To increase in number or spread rapidly.
To increase in intensity, force, or speed:
(Idiomatic) To accumulate a debt.
(Intransitive) To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.
To rise or fly high into the air
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(Idiomatic) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to
To become is defined as to grow or change into, or to be suitable for.
Come means to reach a particular state or action.
To cause to come or go or move.
To go or apply (to) for help
change (related)
To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:
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To increase the density and usually the thickness of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.
varnish (related)
brush (related)
shellac (related)
plaster (related)
shaving (related)
carnauba (related)
vaseline (related)
sponge (related)
carnuba (related)
rubber (related)
dye (related)
lacquer (related)
cetin
The white, waxy constituent of spermaceti
Find another word for wax. In this page you can discover 86 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wax, like: paraffin, grow full, smooth, shine, become larger, swell, polish, grow, spread, ceraceous and ceriferous.
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