(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
verb
(transitive) To polish with beeswax.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
betwixt
betwixt
prep
(literary or archaic) Between.
billywix
boxwallah
boxwallah
noun
(India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk.
boxwood
boxwood
noun
(countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.
(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
boxwork
boxwork
noun
(geology) A form of weathering found in caves
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chaffwax
chaffwax
noun
(UK, law, historical) A chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
coxwain
coxwaining
coxwains
dewax
dewax
verb
To remove wax from a material or from a surface.
dewaxed
dewaxed
adj
That has been treated by a dewaxing process
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewax
dewaxes
dewaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewax
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
earwax
earwax
noun
(medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
earwaxes
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwench
flaxwife
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flexowriter
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
fluxweed
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
foxtown
foxwood
foxworth
greenwax
greenwax
noun
Alternative spelling of green wax
lackawaxen
manxwoman
manxwoman
Noun
A woman from the Isle of Man.
maxatawny
maxwell
maxwell
noun
(physics) A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
maxwellian
maxwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
(Pertaining to a distribution) Obeying Maxwell statistics.
Noun
A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
maxwells
maxwells
noun
plural of maxwell
maxwelton
nassawadox
nonwaxing
oxbow
oxbow
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop
oxbows
oxbows
noun
plural of oxbow
oxharrow
oxwort
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
packwax
packwax
noun
Alternative form of paxwax
packwaxes
paxwax
paxwax
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
paxwaxes
punxsutawney
rewax
rewax
verb
(transitive) To wax again.
rewaxed
rewaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rewax
rewaxes
rewaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewax
rewaxing
rewaxing
noun
The act of waxing something again.
verb
present participle of rewax
saxapahaw
shadowbox
shadowbox
noun
A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
verb
(boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
(figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight.
To display in a shadowbox.
To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
shadowboxed
shadowboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shadowbox
shadowboxes
shadowboxes
noun
plural of shadowbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shadowbox
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sixtowns
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
sweatboxes
sweatboxes
noun
plural of sweatbox
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
swinepoxes
taxiway
taxiway
noun
(aviation) A road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.
taxiways
taxiways
noun
plural of taxiway
taxwax
taxwise
taxwise
adv
In terms of taxation.
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
trexlertown
twixt
twixt
prep
(literary) betwixt, between
twixtbrain
twx
unwax
unwax
verb
(transitive) To remove wax from.
unwaxed
unwaxed
adj
Not waxed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwax
upwax
wax
wax
adj
Made of wax.
noun
(US, dialect) A thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it.
(US, slang) A type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil.
(dated, colloquial) An outburst of anger, a loss of temper, a fit of rage.
(rare) The process of growing.
(uncountable, music, informal) The phonograph record format for music.
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
Beeswax.
Earwax.
verb
(intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
(intransitive, literary) To grow.
(intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
(intransitive, of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.
(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
(transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
(transitive, archaic, usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
(transitive, informal) To defeat utterly.
(transitive, slang) To kill, especially to murder a person.
waxahachie
waxand
waxberries
waxberries
noun
plural of waxberry
waxberry
waxberry
noun
The bayberry.
The snowberry.
The yangmei.
waxbill
waxbill
noun
Any bird of the genus Estrilda.
waxbills
waxbills
noun
plural of waxbill
waxbird
waxbird
noun
(rare) A bird, the waxwing (Bombycilla spp.).
waxbush
waxchandler
waxchandlery
waxcomb
waxed
waxed
adj
Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wax
waxen
waxen
adj
(UK, dialectal) Grown.
(rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
Made of wax; covered with wax.
Of or pertaining to wax.
verb
(archaic) alternative past participle of wax.
(obsolete) plural simple present of wax
waxer
waxer
noun
A device used to apply wax.
A person who applies wax.
Something that waxes (grows larger, as opposed to waning).
waxers
waxers
noun
plural of waxer
waxes
waxes
noun
plural of wax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wax
waxflower
waxflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya.
Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.
waxhaw
waxhearted
waxier
waxier
adj
comparative form of waxy: more waxy
waxiest
waxiest
adj
superlative form of waxy: most waxy
waxily
waxily
adv
In a waxy way.
waxiness
waxiness
noun
The quality of being waxy
waxinesses
waxing
waxing
noun
(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
(countable) A recording intended for a phonograph.
The action of the verb to wax.
verb
present participle and gerund of wax
waxingly
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
waxler
waxlike
waxlike
adj
Resembling wax.
waxmaker
waxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wax, or of items from wax.
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
waxman
waxplant
waxplant
noun
Alternative form of wax plant
waxplants
waxplants
noun
plural of waxplant
waxweed
waxweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Cuphea.
waxweeds
waxweeds
noun
plural of waxweed
waxwing
waxwing
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
waxwings
waxwings
noun
plural of waxwing
waxwork
waxwork
noun
(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
(uncountable) The art of producing such figures.
waxworker
waxworker
noun
(archaic) A bee that produces wax.
A worker in the wax industry.
An artist who makes waxworks.
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
waxworks
waxworks
noun
An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.
plural of waxwork
waxworm
waxworm
noun
A larva of a wax moth
A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
waxworms
waxworms
noun
plural of waxworm
waxy
waxy
adj
(regional, colloquial) Angry.
Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
noun
(UK, obsolete, slang) A cobbler (shoe repairer).
weixel
werefox
werefox
noun
(mythology) A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.
wessex
wessex
Proper noun
One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.
wessexman
wexford
wexford
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Wexford, Ireland.
wexler
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.
wibaux
wilcox
wilcoxon
willcox
wixom
wixted
woadwax
woadwaxen
woadwaxen
noun
Alternative form of woad-waxen
woadwaxes
woodbox
woodbox
noun
A box used for the storage of wood, particularly firewood.