wax - use in sentences

Converse of object

• melt: Poured Wax Doll One made by pouring melted wax into a mold.

• soften: Petroleum solvents are used to soften the wax into a spreadable paste, by preventing the individual molecules from bonding together.

• seal: Tie bladder or run sealing wax over the corks, and store in a dry, cool place.

Adjective modifier

• molten: Its paint is so creamy it's like molten wax.

Modifies a noun

• crayon: In the early days the weather charts were drawn by hand with wax crayons.

• polish: Furniture polish: A very basic wax polish can be produced from these.

• candle: The tall wax candles showing a sufficient light to note it well.

• moth: Finally, wax moth does not kill bees or infest strong colonies, only weak colonies that are dying out or stored frames.

• cylinder: Early recordings of this type were made by a needle scratching a groove into a wax cylinder.

Adjective complement

• lyrical: Why not get them to wax lyrical about your product or service on video?

• indignant: She first proclaimed them dead, then waxes indignant because they are still alive.

• nostalgic: His column, titled " Trent Lott waxes nostalgic about the segregationist era " , stirred up the blogger community.

Noun used with modifier

• carnauba: Unfortunately, much of what is advertised as carnauba wax these days is far from it.

• paraffin: In order to reduce our paraffin wax dip stock.. .

• carnuba: The same effect can often be achieved by layering carnuba wax over a synthetic sealant.

• bikini: At the salon, she chose the Hollywood bikini wax, every single pubic hair removed.

• candle: Place damp paper over candle wax to be removed.

• surf: Surf wax and traction pads are used to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board.