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WAXING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The application of wax to a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("waxing" is a kind of...):
application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)
Derivation:
wax (cover with wax)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gradual increase in magnitude or extent
Example:
the waxing of the moon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waxing" is a kind of...):
increase (a change resulting in an increase)
Antonym:
waning (a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent)
Derivation:
wax (go up or advance)
wax (increase in phase)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
Example:
the waxing moon passes from new to full
Classified under:
Antonym:
waning ((of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb wax
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