| Definitions | wax
noun
- Beeswax.
- Earwax.
- Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
- Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
- A phonograph record.
Translations: - Dutch: was
- French: cire , fart
- German: Wachs
- Italian: cera
- Spanish: cera
verb (wax, es)
- (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- (transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
Translations: - Dutch: wassen, was aanbrengen, met was insmeren
- French: cirer
- German: wichsen (italbrac, shoes), bohnern (italbrac, floor) wachsen
- Spanish: encerar
adjective
- Made of wax.
Translations: - Dutch: wassen
- French: de cire
- German: wí¤chsern, Wachs-
- Italian: di cera
- Spanish: de cera
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