Defenition of the word waxing

• Defenition of the word waxing

  • (of the moon) becoming full; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"
  • the application of wax to a surface
  • a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"
  • (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"
  • a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  • (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases

Hypernyms for the word waxing

• • application
  • coating
  • covering
  • increase

Antonyms for the word waxing

• • waning

See other words

• • What is phrase book
  • The definition of cantos
  • The interpretation of the word tendered
  • What is meant by cantors
  • The lexical meaning cantons
  • The dictionary meaning of the word cantonese
  • The grammatical meaning of the word canting
  • Meaning of the word cantilevers
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word cantilevered
  • The origin of the word waxworks
  • Synonym for the word waxwings
  • Antonyms for the word waxwork
  • Homonyms for the word faultlessness
  • Hyponyms for the word valets
  • Holonyms for the word valeting
  • Hypernyms for the word tenderized
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word valeted
  • Translation of the word in other languages waxy