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overwaxes

overwaxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwax.

Meaning of overwax

Verb

overwax (third-person singular simple present overwaxes, present participle overwaxing, simple past and past participle overwaxed)

  1. (transitive) To apply too much wax to.
    • an overwaxed floor
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To wax or grow too rapidly or too much.

Questions about overwaxes

What is overwaxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwaxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwax.

Words near overwaxes in the dictionary

  1. overwatered
  2. overwatering
  3. overwaters
  4. overwax
  5. overwaxed
  6. overwaxes
  7. overwaxing
  8. overweak
  9. overwealth
  10. overwealthy
  11. overweaning

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