Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 4 compound words that contain waxing. The most common are listed below. Open waxing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- waxing moonA moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
- bikini waxingSynonym of bikini wax: The use of hot wax to remove pubic hair so that it may be easier to wear a bikini.
- Brazilian waxingpresent participle and gerund of Brazilian wax
- Persian waxingSynonym of sugaring (“a cosmetic procedure similar to waxing”)
- hot waxingA hair removal method where melted wax is applied to the skin, allowed to harden, and then pulled off quickly.
- waxing dieA tool used in the investment casting process to create precise wax patterns of the parts that are to be cast in metal.
- waxing diesplural of waxing die: A tool used in the investment casting process to create precise wax patterns of the parts that are to be cast in metal.
- waxing downpresent participle and gerund of wax down
- waxing ironA specialized, hand-held tool used to apply hot wax to the bases of skis and snowboards.
- waxing ironsplural of waxing iron: A specialized, hand-held tool used to apply hot wax to the bases of skis and snowboards.
- waxing lyricalpresent participle and gerund of wax lyrical
- waxing moonsplural of waxing moon: A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
- waxing philosophicalpresent participle and gerund of wax philosophical
- waxing poeticpresent participle and gerund of wax poetic
- waxing upA technique of contouring a wax pattern to simulate the final size, shape, and surface of a tooth or denture.
- waxing the dolphinpresent participle and gerund of wax the dolphin
- waxing someone's tailpresent participle and gerund of wax someone's tail
- waxing wodepresent participle and gerund of wax wode
- waxing kernelA small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.
- waxing kernelsplural of waxing kernel: A small tumour formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children.
Compound words 4
- beeswaxingpresent participle and gerund of beeswax
- forthwaxingpresent participle and gerund of forthwax
- overwaxingpresent participle and gerund of overwax
- forwaxingpresent participle of forwax: To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.