What it means
- (verb) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- (verb) 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.
- (verb) To defeat utterly.
- (verb) To kill, especially to murder a person.
- (verb) (usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
- (verb) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
- (verb) To grow.
- (verb) (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
- (verb) (of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.
- (adjective) Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.
Letter analysis
- Waxed contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
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Other 5-letter words
- abaci
- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
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Common questions
What does Waxed mean?
To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
How many letters are in Waxed?
Waxed has 5 letters.
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