1: any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant
or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures
and insoluble in water
wax (verb) 1: cover with wax; "wax the car"
2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: full] [ant:
wane]
