Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
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Wax
/wæks/
Synonyms for "wax" (260 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (78)
crocuscushiondaubdevelopdiscdoughdowndressduck fiteiderdownelectrical transcriptionembrocateemeryemery boardemery paperenlargeevoluteevolveexpandexplosion
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featherfeather bedfeathersfig waxfilefinishfitfit of angerfit of temperfleecefloor waxflossflourishflowerflueflufffoamfossil waxfurbishgaingain strengthgarnetgathergerminategetget aheadglanceglazeglossglyceringlycerolategogo upgondang waxgraphitegreasegrease the wheelsgrowgrow upheightenhikehypertrophyincreaseintensifykapoklac waxlard
Related words (130)
Noun(14 words)
lubricantlubricatelubricating oillubricatorlustermaturatematuremellowmineral waxmountmucilagemucusmultiplymushroomnail fileoiloutgrowoverdevelopovergrowovertop
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ozokeritepaddyparaffin scaleparaffin waxparoxysmphonograph recordpillowplumbagoplushpolishpolishespomadeprocreateprogressproliferatepuddingpuffpullulatepumicepumice stoneputtyragerasprecordrecordingreproduceripenriserottenstonerougerubrubberrunrun upsalvesandpapersatinscale waxscoursealing waxshineshoe polishshoot upsilicon carbidesiliconesilksilver polishski waxsleekslickslick downslick onsmearsmooth the waysnowballsoap the waysspreadspring upsproutsprout upstrengthenswansdownswelltantrumtapetape cartridgetape cassettetape recordingtempertemper tantrumthistledownthrivetowertranscriptionturnunguentupgradeupshootupspearupspringupsproutupsurgevarnishvegetable waxvegetatevelvetwidenwire recordingwoolzephyr
Adjective(1 words)
polished top surface
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesMore specific
13 entriesbeeswaxcandelilla waxcar waxcarnauba waxfurniture waxgrowth in demandincrease in intensitymicrocrystalline waxmoon waxingparaffin waxshoe waxslack waxspermaceti wax
Collocations
11 entriesbeeswaxcandle waxcar waxcarnauba waxfloor waxfurniture waxmicrocrystalline waxparaffin waxwax coatingwax layerwaxing moon
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- нарастване verb (phase of a planet)
French
1 entries- croître verb (phase of a planet)
German
1 entries- zunehmen verb (phase of a planet)
Italian
1 entries- crescere verb (phase of a planet)
Portuguese
1 entries- crescer verb (phase of a planet)
Spanish
1 entries- crecer verb (phase of a planet)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
This car wax gives permanent protection against heavy rain.
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What do you use to pick wax out of your ears?
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I want the wax cleaned from my ears.
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