Wax Definition–noun | 1. | Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb. | | 2. | any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants. Compare vegetable wax, wax insect. | | 3. | any of a group of substances composed of hydrocarbons, alcohols, fatty acids, and esters that are solid at ordinary temperatures. | | 5. | a resinous substance used by shoemakers for rubbing thread. | | 7. | a person or object suggesting wax, as in manageability or malleability: I am helpless wax in your hands. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor. | | 9. | to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material. | | 10. | Informal. to make a phonograph recording of. | | 11. | Slang. to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition. | –adjective | 12. | pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll. | —Idiom | 13. | whole ball of wax, Slang. | a. | the entire or overall plan, concept, action, result, or the like: The first te
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n minutes of the meeting will determine the whole ball of wax. | | b. | everything of a similar or related nature: They sold us skis, boots, bindings, poles—the whole ball of wax. | | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannicasealing wax
substance formerly in wide use for sealing letters and attaching impressions of seals to documents. In medieval times it consisted of a mixture of beeswax, Venice turpentine, and colouring matter, ...
microcrystalline wax
any petroleum-derived plastic material that differs from paraffin waxes in having much finer and less-distinct crystals and higher melting point and viscosity. Microcrystalline waxes are used ...
Agathis
the genus of the dammar pines, 13 species of pinelike plants of the family Araucariaceae. Agathis species range from the Philippines to Australia and New Zealand. Elsewhere some are grown as ...
waxbill
any of several Old World tropical birds named for the prominent red (the colour of sealing wax) of their conical bills. The name is used generally for birds of the family Estrildidae (order ...
shellac
commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes, made from the secretions of the lac insect, a tiny scale insect, Laccifer lacca (see lac). Shellac is a natural thermoplastic; that is, a ...
rosin
translucent, brittle, friable resin used for varnish and in manufacturing many products. It becomes sticky when warm and has a faint pinelike odour. Gum rosin consists of the residue obtained upon ...
Appert, Nicolas (-Francois)
French chef, confectioner, and distiller who invented the method of preserving food by enclosing it in hermetically sealed containers. Inspired by the French Directory's offer of a prize for a way ...
sigillography
the study of seals. A sealing is the impression made by the impact of a hard engraved surface on a softer material, such as clay or wax, once used to authenticate documents in the manner of a ...
turpentine
the resinous exudate or extract obtained from coniferous trees, particularly those of the genus Pinus. Turpentines are semifluid substances consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil; this ...
Bhopal
city, capital of Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Lying along the slopes of a sandstone ridge, the city is a major rail junction and has an airport. Industries include cotton and flour milling, ...
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