Wax

What “Wax” means

Noun

1. Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
2. Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).
3. Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
5. The phonograph record format for music.

Adj

1. Made of wax.

Verb

1. To coat with wax or a similar material.
2. To form a wax (a thick maple syrup).

Verb

1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
2. To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
3. To defeat utterly.
4. To kill, especially to murder a person.
5. To record.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English wax, from Old English weax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *woḱ-so-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Woaks (“wax”), West Frisian waaks (“wax”), Dutch was (“wax”), German Wachs (“wax”), German Low German Wass (“wax”), Luxembourgish Wuess (“wax”), Vilamovian wāhs (“wax”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk voks (“wax”), Faroese vaks (“wax”), Icelandic, Swedish vax (“wax”); and with Lithuanian vaškas (“wax”), Proto-Slavic *voskъ (“wax”).

From Middle English waxen, from the noun (see above).

Business name ideas with “Wax”

Industries where “Wax” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Candle Business
• Car Detailing Business
• All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Car Washes