wax

• solid or semi-solid substance that is greasy to the touch and pliable when heated (i.e. beeswax, earwax); petroleum based substance often used to coat or polish surfaces (i.e. car wax, paraffin); burst of anger (british)
rub or polish with wax, treat with wax, cover with was; remove hair from a part of the body by applying wax and then pulling it off with the hairs; increase gradually in quantity or intensity; grow, swell; make a recording of, record records; become more illuminated (as does the moon)
made of wax; resembling wax
wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. it goes soft and melts when it is heated.
if you wax something, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, usually in order to polish it or in order to make it waterproof.
if you wax your legs or another part of your body, you use a special kind of wax to remove the hair from that part of your body. the wax is applied to the skin, and when it is removed it pulls the hairs out.
if you wax lyrical or wax eloquent about something, you talk or write about it in a way that shows your great admiration for it.
if something waxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time; a literary expression.