floor wax
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- noun
- /flɔr wæks/
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- After applying the floor wax, the wooden floors looked shiny and new.
- liquid floor wax
- smells of floor wax
Examples
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The gym smells of floor wax after it has been freshly polished.
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The gym smells of perspiration and floor wax.
Academic text (2007) -
I mixed some white glue with water and a little Future floor wax.
Blog text (33) -
But a decision on tenure often receives less attention than a decision on which brand of floor wax to buy.
Academic text (2015) -
Yes, there was some of the long-forgotten scent of lemon oil in this room, along with brass polish and floor wax.
Fiction book (1991) -
Inside, the old Palace is cool and smells of floor wax, dusty fabric, and masonry.
Fiction book (1990) -
The convent was immaculate and smelled strongly of floor wax and furniture polish.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was her own house, the familiar dim ticking, cool with air conditioning, the smell of potpourri and floor wax.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the middle of the hospital, smells of floor wax, bleach, and ether, he was a pocket wilderness of neat's-foot oil, damp wool, and Captain Black tobacco.
Fiction book (1990) -
The scent of floor wax filled the air as the janitor finished cleaning the hallways.
Synonyms
A new layer of wax put on a surface to make it shine
How Shiny
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'floor' (the room's bottom surface) and 'wax' (a polishing substance); together they straightforwardly denote wax used on floors. This noun–noun compounding is a common, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Floor wax comes from the simple idea of rubbing wax on a floor so the surface would shine and last longer. So it means a product used to 'polish' and 'protect' floors.