Waxen

adjective
1.
made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax.
2.
resembling or suggesting wax:
Illness gave his face a waxen appearance.
3.
weak, manageable, or impressionable:
The minds of young children are waxen.
verb, Literary.
1.
a past participle of wax2 .
noun
1.
Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
2.
any of various similar substances, as spermaceti or the secretions of certain insects and plants.
Compare vegetable wax, wax insect.
3.
any of a group of substances composed of hydrocarbons, alcohols, fatty acids, and esters that are solid at ordinary temperatures.
4.
cerumen; earwax.
5.
a resinous substance used by shoemakers for rubbing thread.
6.
sealing wax.
7.
a person or object suggesting wax, as in manageability or malleability:
I am helpless wax in your hands.
verb (used with object)
8.
to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax:
to wax the floor.
9.
to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material.
10.
bikini wax.
11.
Informal. to make a phonograph recording of.
12.
Slang. to defeat decisively; drub:
We waxed the competition.
adjective
13.
pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax:
a wax candle; a wax doll.
Idioms
14.
whole ball of wax, Slang.

the entire or overall plan, concept, action, result, or the like:
The first ten minutes of the meeting will determine the whole ball of wax.
everything of a similar or related nature:
They sold us skis, boots, bindings, poles—the whole ball of wax.

verb (used without object), waxed; waxed or (Literary) waxen; waxing.
1.
to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.:
Discord waxed at an alarming rate.
2.
(of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon.
Compare wane (def 4).
3.
to grow or become:
He waxed angry at the insinuation.
adjective
1.
made of, treated with, or covered with wax
2.
resembling wax in colour or texture
verb
1.
(archaic) a past participle of wax2
noun
1.
any of various viscous or solid materials of natural origin: characteristically lustrous, insoluble in water, and having a low softening temperature, they consist largely of esters of fatty acids
2.
any of various similar substances, such as paraffin wax or ozocerite, that have a mineral origin and consist largely of hydrocarbons
3.
short for beeswax, sealing wax
4.
(physiol) another name for cerumen
5.
a resinous preparation used by shoemakers to rub on thread
6.
bone wax, a mixture of wax, oil, and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding
7.
any substance or object that is pliable or easily moulded: he was wax in the hands of the political bosses
8.
(modifier) made of or resembling wax: a wax figure
9.
the act or an instance of removing body hair by coating it with warm wax, applying a strip of fabric, and then removing the fabric sharply, thereby plucking the hairs out by their roots
verb
10.
(transitive) to coat, polish, etc, with wax
11.
to remove (body hair) by means of a wax treatment
verb (intransitive)
1.
to become larger, more powerful, etc
2.
(of the moon) to show a gradually increasing portion of illuminated surface, between new moon and full moon Compare wane (sense 1)
3.
(archaic) to become as specified: the time waxed late
noun
1.
(Brit, informal, old-fashioned) a fit of rage or temper: he’s in a wax today

wax (wāks)
n.

Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents.

Cerumen.

A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and often used in medicinal preparations.

wax
(wāks)
Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
wave-maker

Made by melting the combs of bees. Mentioned (Ps. 22:14; 68:2; 97:5; Micah 1:4) in illustration.

In addition to the idiom beginning with wax