wax
English Thesaurus
1. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | lipid, lipide, lipoid, |
| definition | : | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | bayberry tallow, bayberry wax, |
| definition | : | a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | carnauba, carnauba wax, |
| definition | : | hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | candelilla wax, |
| definition | : | a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ceresin, |
| definition | : | a white wax extracted from ozokerite (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | floor wax, |
| definition | : | a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fig wax, gondang wax, |
| definition | : | a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | japan tallow, japan wax, |
| definition | : | a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | montan wax, |
| definition | : | a hard wax obtained from lignite (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pisang wax, |
| definition | : | a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ski wax, |
| definition | : | wax used on the bottom of skis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | beeswax, |
| definition | : | a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cerumen, earwax, |
| definition | : | a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | paraffin, paraffin wax, |
| definition | : | from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | spermaceti, |
| definition | : | a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | vegetable wax, |
| definition | : | a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lac wax, shellac wax, |
| definition | : | a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol (noun.substance) |
2. go up or advance (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | jump, |
| definition | : | increase suddenly and significantly (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | advance, gain, |
| definition | : | rise in rate or price (verb.change) |
3. increase in phase (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
4. cover with wax (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | beeswax, |
| definition | : | cover with beeswax (verb.contact) |
5. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | wax, |
| definition | : | cover with wax (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | waxen, waxy, |
| definition | : | made of or covered with wax (adj.pert) |
6. go up or advance (verb.change)
| antonym | : | wane, |
| definition | : | become smaller (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climb, mount, |
| definition | : | the act of climbing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rise, rising slope, upgrade, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | climb, climbing, mounting, |
| definition | : | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event) |
7. increase in phase (verb.change)
| antonym | : | wane, |
| definition | : | decrease in phase (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event) |
8. cover with wax (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | the application of wax to a surface (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | wax, |
| definition | : | any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance) |
9. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | wax, |
| definition | : | cover with wax (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | waxen, waxy, |
| definition | : | made of or covered with wax (adj.pert) |
10. go up or advance (verb.change)
| antonym | : | wane, |
| definition | : | become smaller (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climb, mount, |
| definition | : | the act of climbing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rise, rising slope, upgrade, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | climb, climbing, mounting, |
| definition | : | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event) |
11. increase in phase (verb.change)
| antonym | : | wane, |
| definition | : | decrease in phase (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent (noun.event) |
12. cover with wax (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | waxing, |
| definition | : | the application of wax to a surface (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | wax, |
| definition | : | any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance) |
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