beeswax

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beeswax

Etymology

Beeswax

From bee +‎ -s- +‎ waxCategory:English terms interfixed with -s-#BEESWAX Category:English compound terms#BEESWAX.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiːzwæks/Category:English 2-syllable words#BEESWAX Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BEESWAX
Audio (US): (file)
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Rhymes: -iːzwæks Category:Rhymes:English/iːzwæks#BEESWAX Category:Rhymes:English/iːzwæks/2 syllables#BEESWAX

Noun

beeswax (usually uncountable, plural beeswaxes)Category:English lemmas#BEESWAX Category:English nouns#BEESWAX Category:English uncountable nouns#BEESWAX Category:English countable nouns#BEESWAX Category:English entries with incorrect language header#BEESWAX Category:Pages with entries#BEESWAX Category:Pages with 1 entry#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.
The candle was made entirely of natural beeswax.Category:English terms with usage examples#BEESWAX

She polished the furniture with beeswax to give it a shine.Category:English terms with usage examples#BEESWAX

The beekeeper collected honey and beeswax from the hives.Category:English terms with usage examples#BEESWAX
(informal Category:English informal terms#BEESWAX, Canada, US Category:Canadian English#BEESWAX Category:American English#BEESWAX, humorous Category:English humorous terms#BEESWAX) Business.
mind your own beeswaxCategory:English terms with collocations#BEESWAX

none of your beeswaxCategory:English terms with collocations#BEESWAX

Synonyms

E901 (when used as a glazing agent)

Hyponyms

white wax (purified or bleached beeswax)

Derived terms

mind your own beeswax

Translations

wax secreted by bees

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Agta:
Dupaningan Agta: lilenCategory:Terms with Dupaningan Agta translations#BEESWAX
Arabic: شَمْع الْعَسَل m (šamʕ al-ʕasal)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#BEESWAX
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯā)Category:Terms with Classical Syriac translations#BEESWAX
Armenian: մեղրամոմ (hy) (meġramom)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#BEESWAX
Assamese: মৌসিটা (mouxita)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#BEESWAX, মম (mom)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#BEESWAX
Azerbaijani: mum (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#BEESWAX, arı mumuCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#BEESWAX
Bashkir: балауыҙ (balawıź)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#BEESWAX
Belarusian: пчалі́ны воск m (pčalíny vosk)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#BEESWAX
Bengali: মোম (bn) (mōm)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#BEESWAX
Bhojpuri: मोम (mōm)Category:Terms with Bhojpuri translations#BEESWAX
Bulgarian: пче́лен во́сък m (pčélen vósǎk)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#BEESWAX
Catalan: cera d'abella fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#BEESWAX
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蜜蠟 / 蜜蜡 (zh) (mìlà)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#BEESWAX Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#BEESWAX, 蜂蠟 / 蜂蜡 (zh) (fēnglà)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#BEESWAX Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#BEESWAX
Crimean Tatar: balavuzCategory:Terms with Crimean Tatar translations#BEESWAX
Czech: včelí vosk mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#BEESWAX
Danish: bivoks (da) c or nCategory:Terms with Danish translations#BEESWAX
Dutch: bijenwas (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#BEESWAX
Esperanto: abelvaksoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#BEESWAX
Estonian: mesilasvaha (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#BEESWAX
Finnish: mehiläisvaha (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#BEESWAX
French: cire d'abeille (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#BEESWAX
Galician: cera de abella fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#BEESWAX, borra de abella fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#BEESWAX, buio (gl) mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#BEESWAX, morria fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#BEESWAX
German: Bienenwachs (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#BEESWAX
Greek: μελισσόκηρος m (melissókiros)Category:Terms with Greek translations#BEESWAX, μελισσοκέρι (el) n (melissokéri)Category:Terms with Greek translations#BEESWAX
Ancient Greek: κηρός m (kērós)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#BEESWAX, κηρίον n (kēríon)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#BEESWAX
Hawaiian: kūkaenaloCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#BEESWAX
Hebrew: דונג (he) m (dónag)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#BEESWAX
Hindi: मोम (hi) m (mom)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#BEESWAX, मधुमोम m (madhumom)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#BEESWAX
Hungarian: méhviasz (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#BEESWAX
Icelandic: bývax nCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#BEESWAX
Indonesian: lilin lebah (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#BEESWAX, malam (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#BEESWAX
Ingrian: vahaCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#BEESWAX
Italian: cera d'api (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#BEESWAX
Japanese: 蜜蝋 (ja) (みつろう, mitsurō)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#BEESWAX, 封蝋 (ja) (ふうろう, fūrō)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#BEESWAX
Kazakh: ара балауызы (ara balauyzy)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#BEESWAX
Khmer: ក្រមួនឃ្មុំ (krɑmuən khmum)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#BEESWAX
Korean: 밀랍(蜜蠟) (ko) (millap)Category:Terms with Korean translations#BEESWAX, 봉랍(蜂蠟) (ko) (bongnap)Category:Terms with Korean translations#BEESWAX
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: şima (ku) fCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#BEESWAX
Kyrgyz: мом (mom)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#BEESWAX
Latin: cēra fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#BEESWAX
Latvian: vasks (lv) mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#BEESWAX
Lun Bawang: ulihCategory:Terms with Lun Bawang translations#BEESWAX
Macedonian: пчелин восок m (pčelin vosok)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#BEESWAX
Malay: lilin lebahCategory:Terms with Malay translations#BEESWAX
Malayalam: മെഴുക് (ml) (meḻukŭ)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#BEESWAX
Māori: ware (mi)Category:Terms with Māori translations#BEESWAX
Middle English: waxCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#BEESWAX
Naga:
Khiamniungan Naga: yàpCategory:Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations#BEESWAX
Nahuatl:
Classical Nahuatl: xīcohcuitlatlCategory:Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations#BEESWAX
Navajo: tsísʼná bijeehCategory:Terms with Navajo translations#BEESWAX
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bivoks (no) mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#BEESWAX

Nynorsk: bivoks mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#BEESWAX
Persian: موم (fa) (mum)Category:Terms with Persian translations#BEESWAX
Polish: wosk pszczeli (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#BEESWAX
Portuguese: cera de abelha fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#BEESWAX
Punjabi: ਮੋਮ f (mom)Category:Terms with Punjabi translations#BEESWAX
Romanian: ceară de albine (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#BEESWAX
Russian: пчели́ный воск m (pčelínyj vosk)Category:Terms with Russian translations#BEESWAX
Scottish Gaelic: cèir fCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#BEESWAX, cèir-sheillean fCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#BEESWAX
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: восковаринa fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BEESWAX, пчелињи восак mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BEESWAX

Latin: voskovarina (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BEESWAX, pčelinji vosak mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#BEESWAX
Sicilian: cira (scn)Category:Terms with Sicilian translations#BEESWAX, cira dî lapiCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#BEESWAX
Slovak: včelí vosk mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#BEESWAX
Slovene: čebelji vosek mCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#BEESWAX
Spanish: cera de abeja fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#BEESWAX
Sudovian: vaskanCategory:Terms with Sudovian translations#BEESWAX
Swedish: bivax (sv) nCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#BEESWAX
Tagalog: pagkitCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#BEESWAX
Tajik: мум (mum)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#BEESWAX
Tamil: மெழுகு (ta) (meḻuku)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#BEESWAX, தேன்மெழுகு (ta) (tēṉmeḻuku)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#BEESWAX
Tatar: балавыз (tt) (balawız)Category:Terms with Tatar translations#BEESWAX
Thai: ขี้ผึ้ง (th) (kîi-pʉ̂ng)Category:Terms with Thai translations#BEESWAX
Tibetan: སྤྲ་ཚིལ (spra tshil)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#BEESWAX, བུང་བའི་སྤྲ་ཚིལ (bung ba'i spra tshil)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#BEESWAX, སྦྲང་བུའི་སྤྲ་ཚིལ (sbrang bu'i spra tshil)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#BEESWAX
Tooro: ebisasara class 8Category:Terms with Tooro translations#BEESWAX
Turkish: bal mumu (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#BEESWAX
Ottoman Turkish: بالمومی (balmumu)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#BEESWAX
Ukrainian: бджоли́ний ві́ск m (bdžolýnyj vísk)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#BEESWAX
Urdu: موم m (mom)Category:Urdu terms with redundant transliterations#BEESWAX Category:Terms with Urdu translations#BEESWAX
Venetan: zèra fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#BEESWAX
Vietnamese: sáp ongCategory:Terms with Vietnamese translations#BEESWAX
Volapük: bienaväk (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#BEESWAX
Welsh: cŵyr gwenyn mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#BEESWAX

Verb

beeswax (third-person singular simple present beeswaxes, present participle beeswaxing, simple past and past participle beeswaxed)Category:English lemmas#BEESWAX Category:English verbs#BEESWAX Category:English entries with incorrect language header#BEESWAX Category:Pages with entries#BEESWAX Category:Pages with 1 entry#BEESWAX

(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#BEESWAX) To polish with beeswax.

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