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W — Wasteboard to Weather (Part 6 of 11)

Wax, v. n.

    1. Increase (as the moon), become larger, become fuller.
    2. Grow, become, come to be, get to be.

Waxen, a.

    1. Wax-like, waxy.
    2. Soft, yielding, tender.
    3. Wax-covered.
    4. Of wax.

Wax-moth, n. Bee-moth.

Wax-myrtle, n. Bayberry, candleberry-tree (Myrica cerifera).

Wax-painting, n. Encaustic.

Wax-wing, n. [U. S.] Cedar-bird (Ampelis Carolinensis).

Wax-work, n.

    1. Wax figures.
    2. Climbing bitter-sweet (Celastrus scandens).

Waxy, a.

    1. Viscid, adhesive, tenacious.
    2. Yielding, pliable.

Way, n.

    1. Passage, march, advance, progression.
    2. Road, path, route, course, track, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass, passage.
    3. Method, mode, manner, fashion.