Desert plants coat themselves in a thick, waxy cuticle to keep in water.
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Waxy
//ˈwæksi//
Synonyms for "waxy" (38 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (19)
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Synonyms
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1 entriesderived
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- восъчен adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Catalan
1 entries- cerós adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Finnish
1 entries- vahamainen adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
French
1 entries- cireux adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
German
4 entries- Wachs adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
- festkochend adj (Of a potato, low in starch)
- wachsartig adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
- wächsern adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Italian
1 entries- cereo adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Latin
1 entries- cerosus adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Māori
2 entries- kōnononono adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
- āhua wākihi adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Polish
1 entries- woskowy adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Portuguese
2 entries- ceroso adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
- céreo adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cèireach adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Spanish
1 entries- ceroso adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Welsh
1 entries- cwyr adj (Resembling wax in texture or appearance)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.
Source: wiktionary
As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.
Source: wiktionary
'I do hope you won't be waxy,' he said;
Source: wiktionary
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