Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wax

~1 n 1 a solid material made out of fats or oils used to make candles, polish etc  (wax crayon) 2 a natural sticky substance in your ears  (- see also beeswax) ~2 v 1 »FLOOR/FURNITURE« to put a thin layer of wax on a floor or surface etc in order to polish it 2 »MOON« when the moon waxes, it grows larger 3 wax romantic/eloquent/lyrical etc literary to speak in a romantic way  (Mitch would wax eloquent on the subject of cars.) 4 wax and wane literary to increase and then decrease 5 »LEGS« to put a thin layer of wax on your arms or legs in order to remove hairs