Beeswax

ahd-5
  • noun. The yellow to grayish-brown wax secreted by the honeybee for constructing honeycombs.
  • noun. Commercial wax obtained by processing and purifying the crude wax of the honeybee and used in making candles, crayons, and polishes.
  • noun. A matter of concern or business that pertains to someone.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The wax secreted by bees, of which their cells are constructed. See wax.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
  • noun. “Business”; in phrases like mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
  • verb. To polish (something) with beeswax.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cover with beeswax
  • noun. a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
    • Word Usage
    "He sputtered back that the viscosity of melted beeswax is different than urine and blood, the two things he most commonly pours."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wax  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alum  ambergris  benzoin  camphor  glycerine  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    E901  
    verb-form
    beeswaxed  beeswaxes  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.