waxed
Meaning of waxed
verb, past tense
- cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it.
I washed and waxed the floor
- make a recording of.
he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work
Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs . The verb dates from late Middle English.
verb, past tense- (of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
- begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner.
they waxed lyrical about the old days
Old English weaxan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen and German wachsen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek auxanein and Latin augere ‘to increase’.
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Hyphenation of waxed
waxed
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- waxed is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
waxed synonyms
Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:
Meaning grow to be; develop into:
Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point:
Meaning express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something:
Meaning talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream:
waxed antonyms
Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:
Anagrams of waxed
Words that rhyme with waxed
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