SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommonwax
The correct spelling is wax.
How to pronounce wax
/wæks/
nounIPA: /wæks/
Say it like: Wax
The correct spelling is wax. Beeswax. For example: "What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"
Usage Examples
“What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Beeswax.
- 2.Earwax.
- 3.Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
- 4.Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
- 5.The phonograph record format for music.
adjective
- 1.Made of wax.
verb
- 1.To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- 2.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.
- 3.To defeat utterly.
- 4.To kill, especially to murder a person.
- 5.(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.