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waxing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wax 2 of 3 senses of wax Sense 1 wax => beeswax Sense 2 wax, mount, climb, rise => jump => advance, gain Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wax 2 of 3 senses of wax Sense 1 wax => beeswax Sense 2 wax, mount, climb, rise => jump => advance, gain Entailment of verb wax Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wax 3 senses of wax Sense 1 wax => cover Sense 2 wax, mount, climb, rise => increase Sense 3 wax, full => increase Familiarity of verb wax wax used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wax Sense 1 wax => cover -------------- Sense 2 wax, mount, climb, rise => increase -------------- Sense 3 wax, full => increase -------------- Grep of noun waxing waxing Overview of noun waxing The noun waxing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) waxing -- (the application of wax to a surface) 2. waxing -- (a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon") Overview of verb wax The verb wax has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wax -- (cover with wax; "wax the car") 2. (1) wax, mount, climb, rise -- (go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered") 3. wax, full -- (increase in phase; "the moon is waxing") Overview of adj waxing The adj waxing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. waxing -- ((of the moon) becoming full; "the waxing moon passes from new to full") Antonyms of adj waxing 1 sense of waxing Sense 1 waxing (vs. waning) waning (vs. waxing) Similarity of adj waxing 1 sense of waxing Sense 1 waxing (vs. waning) Attributes of adj waxing Familiarity of adj waxing waxing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj waxing waxing Overview of noun waxing The noun waxing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) waxing -- (the application of wax to a surface) 2. waxing -- (a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon") Overview of verb wax The verb wax has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wax -- (cover with wax; "wax the car") 2. (1) wax, mount, climb, rise -- (go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered") 3. wax, full -- (increase in phase; "the moon is waxing") Overview of adj waxing The adj waxing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. waxing -- ((of the moon) becoming full; "the waxing moon passes from new to full")
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