WAXES

5 letters 15 Scrabble points

Definition of WAXES

noun
  1. Beeswax.

  2. Earwax.

    "What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"

  3. Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

verb
  1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

  2. 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.

  3. To defeat utterly.

verb
  1. To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

    Synonyms: become
  2. To grow.

  3. (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

Related words: become
noun
  1. An outburst of anger.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters W A X E S
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points

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