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waxes

waxes is the plural of wax.

waxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wax.

Meaning of wax

Noun

wax (countable and uncountable, plural waxes)

  1. Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
  2. (by ellipsis) Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).
  3. (by ellipsis) Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
    • What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?
    Synonyms:
    cerumen
  4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
    Synonyms:
    polish
  5. (informal, uncountable) The phonograph record format for music.
    • What really started the corn sprouting on Broadway was a lugubrious tune by Louisiana's Jimmie Davis called It Makes No Difference Now. In the late '30s Decca's Recording Chief David Kapp heard this Texas hit and got it on wax.1943, Time
    Synonyms:
    vinyl, record
  6. (US, dialectal) A thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it.

See all 22 meanings of wax

Proper noun capitalized: Waxes

Waxes

  1. (plural) plural of Wax

Phrases with waxes

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Questions about waxes

What is waxes the plural of?
Waxes is the plural of wax.
What part of speech is waxes?
Waxes is a proper noun.

Words near waxes in the dictionary

  1. waxen images
  2. waxen vein
  3. waxen wode
  4. waxer
  5. waxers
  6. waxes
  7. waxes down
  8. waxes lyrical
  9. waxes on
  10. waxes philosophical
  11. waxes poetic

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