Plural of wax
regular plural
The plural of wax is waxes.
Forms of wax
| Singular | wax /waks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | waxes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Waxes in a sentence
- Moon, the companion of Night, waxes and wanes, and we call this time a month.1994, Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic, Anglo-Saxon Books, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry moon
- There are many grades of genuine Japan waxes available which are distinguished by brand names.1963, Harry Bennett, Natural & synthetic waxes, page 146. From the entry Japan wax
- While the magnetosphere has been a constant presence for billions of years, its strength waxes and wanes over time.2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic…. From the entry atmosphere
- “All those manicures and pedicures and waxes and shopping.2017, Joan Brady, chapter 6, in The Cinderella Reflex, Poolbeg Press, page 87. From the entry trophy girlfriend
- The 42nd revue at The Second City's "junior" stage waxes sardonic about Trump, improvises a song, cleverly incorporates an audience member and trumpets (perhaps unnecessarily) its multiethnic, multiamorous cast.2018 May 9, “Critics' Picks”, in Windy City Times. From the entry multiamorous
Meaning of wax
- noun Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
- noun Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).
- noun Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
Questions about the plural of wax
- What is the plural of wax?
- The plural of wax is waxes.
- Is wax countable?
- Wax is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wax (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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