to wax

To become greater in amount or strength

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

To increase or grow over time

To become less in size, importance, or value

To become less in size, amount, or strength

To become less bright after a full moon

All the parts and activities of a project or situation

People who are very close and share secrets and feelings

To touch your own penis to get sexual pleasure

To speak or write in a long, emotional way using strong images

A thin paper covered in wax used to wrap or line food

A life-size statue made of wax that looks like a real person

A waxy liquid used to make floors shine and last longer

White solid made from oil in the ground used to make candles and preserve or coat things

A soft material warmed to close letters that breaks when opened

A substance you put on the bottom of skis to help them glide on snow

A yellow bean with edible pods eaten as a vegetable

A shrub or small tree with fragrant leaves and small berries with a shiny covering

A green, fragrant material made from the bayberry plant used to make candles

A hard plant wax from the leaves of a shrub used in cosmetics, food, and polishes

A hard yellowish wax from a palm used to make surfaces shiny and protect them

A natural firm material found near oil that is used to make candles

A hot sticky product put on the skin and pulled off to remove hair

A natural waxy mineral found with oil used to make candles and other wax products

A hard pale wax from fig tree leaves in Java used in polishes and cosmetics

A new layer of wax put on a surface to make it shine

A hard natural wax made when shellac is treated with alcohol

A waxy substance found with oil underground and used to make candles

A hard wax from a type of coal used in polishes and industrial products

A natural material that Indian and African bees make and people use for candles and cosmetics

A hard cream-colored wax from a fig tree in Java that people use in cosmetics and polishes

A yellowish wax made from sumac berries and used for candles and polish

A natural wax from plantain leaves that gives a shiny, water resistant coating

Partly refined paraffin wax made when oil is processed and used in industry

A hard natural wax removed from shellac and used in polishes and cosmetics

A firm, oily material from plants used in polishes and cosmetics

A small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring by children

An insect that makes a wax layer on its body to protect itself

A stick of wax with a wick that gives light

A small garden plant with shiny leaves and groups of red, pink or white flowers

A tropical plant with bright, bell-shaped flowers like a hibiscus

A moth whose young caterpillars eat the honeycomb in beehives and damage bee colonies

A person who makes and sells wax candles

A tall palm tree from South America whose trunk gives wax for candles and polish

A climbing plant with thick, shiny leaves and clusters of pink and white star-shaped flowers

A group of flowering shrubs and small trees with scented leaves often in wetlands

A small evergreen tree with shiny pointed leaves and long upright flower clusters