Waxy
adjective
Like wax in being smooth and shiny, or slightly sticky.
The leaves of the plant are dark green and waxy.
Often appears as...
- waxy skin
- waxy leaves
adjective
Used to describe someone's skin when it is pale, smooth and shiny, usually because the person is sick.
His face was waxy and he looked ill.
Often appears as...
- waxy complexion
- waxy pallor
adjective
Used to describe a substance that looks or feels like wax.
The candy has a waxy texture.
Often appears as...
- waxy substance
- waxy residue
adjective
Like wax in being smooth and shiny, or slightly sticky.
The leaves of the plant are dark green and waxy.
Often appears as...
- waxy skin
- waxy leaves
adjective
Used to describe someone's skin when it is pale, smooth and shiny, usually because the person is sick.
His face was waxy and he looked ill.
Often appears as...
- waxy complexion
- waxy pallor
adjective
Used to describe a substance that looks or feels like wax.
The candy has a waxy texture.
Often appears as...
- waxy substance
- waxy residue
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Pro Tip 1/3Natural Descriptions
Used to describe plants or objects having a natural sheen, similar to leaves after rain.
Her freshly polished wooden desk had a nice waxy finish.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally Wax
Doesn't mean something is actually made of wax, just that it appears smooth or glossy.
The waxy polish on the car made it look brand new.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Sheen
Indicates a subtle, often attractive quality, not an overly bright shine.
The waxy gleam of the antique vase gave it an elegant touch.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Descriptions
Used to describe plants or objects having a natural sheen, similar to leaves after rain.
Her freshly polished wooden desk had a nice waxy finish.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally Wax
Doesn't mean something is actually made of wax, just that it appears smooth or glossy.
The waxy polish on the car made it look brand new.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Sheen
Indicates a subtle, often attractive quality, not an overly bright shine.
The waxy gleam of the antique vase gave it an elegant touch.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Descriptions
Used to describe plants or objects having a natural sheen, similar to leaves after rain.
Her freshly polished wooden desk had a nice waxy finish.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally Wax
Doesn't mean something is actually made of wax, just that it appears smooth or glossy.
The waxy polish on the car made it look brand new.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Sheen
Indicates a subtle, often attractive quality, not an overly bright shine.
The waxy gleam of the antique vase gave it an elegant touch.
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Video examples
Biomimicry in action PIPE...
It has no fresh water that it's able to drink, but it drinks water out of fog. It's got bumps on the back of its wing covers. And those bumps act like a magnet for water. They have water-loving tips, and waxy sides. And the fog comes in and it builds up on the tips.
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Nature's fortress: How...
Melon cacti grow on limestone soils in seasonally dry tropical forests, where they're constantly exposed to the beating sun. They rely on another adaptation common to a thick skin, which is coated in a waxy substance called a cuticle that limits water loss.
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Michael Pawlyn: Using...
And those bumps are hydrophilic; they attract water. Between them there's a waxy finish which repels water. And the effect of this is that as the droplets start to form on the bumps, they stay in tight, spherical beads, which means they're much more mobile
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Are spotty fruits and...
Microbes can reach plants in a number of ways, like getting splashed onto it during watering or fertilization. Under the right conditions, the microbes grow into large enough colonies to attack the waxy outer layer of fruit or leaves.
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
and some of the feathers for flying but often when they're doing their chests and stuff like that it's their swimming feathers to get make sure they've got that lovely little sort of waterproof waxy layering in the correct I'm trying
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Feeling the Force of...
the predatory weapon of a sperm whale is up here this is where the bulk of the head sits and it is immense it could make up as much as a third of the animal's body length almost all of this is filled with sperma Ceti that waxy
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The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle
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How to make a mummy -...
and formed hard brown clumps. The corpse wasn't putrid, but it didn't exactly smell good, either. So, priests poured tree resin over the body to seal it, massaged it with a waxy mixture that included cedar oil,
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Amazing 100 Pound Bee...
another way to reduce the heat if the waxy combs get too hot they can actually melt and fall off the cliff a disaster for any bee colony
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Panda Bear Marks...
pandas inhabit a perfumed world they're the only bears with a scent gland the gland applies a waxy fragrance that
Video examples
Biomimicry in action PIPE...
It has no fresh water that it's able to drink, but it drinks water out of fog. It's got bumps on the back of its wing covers. And those bumps act like a magnet for water. They have water-loving tips, and waxy sides. And the fog comes in and it builds up on the tips.
Video examples
Nature's fortress: How...
Melon cacti grow on limestone soils in seasonally dry tropical forests, where they're constantly exposed to the beating sun. They rely on another adaptation common to a thick skin, which is coated in a waxy substance called a cuticle that limits water loss.
Video examples
Michael Pawlyn: Using...
And those bumps are hydrophilic; they attract water. Between them there's a waxy finish which repels water. And the effect of this is that as the droplets start to form on the bumps, they stay in tight, spherical beads, which means they're much more mobile
Video examples
Are spotty fruits and...
Microbes can reach plants in a number of ways, like getting splashed onto it during watering or fertilization. Under the right conditions, the microbes grow into large enough colonies to attack the waxy outer layer of fruit or leaves.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
and some of the feathers for flying but often when they're doing their chests and stuff like that it's their swimming feathers to get make sure they've got that lovely little sort of waterproof waxy layering in the correct I'm trying
Video examples
Feeling the Force of...
the predatory weapon of a sperm whale is up here this is where the bulk of the head sits and it is immense it could make up as much as a third of the animal's body length almost all of this is filled with sperma Ceti that waxy
Video examples
The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle
Video examples
How to make a mummy -...
and formed hard brown clumps. The corpse wasn't putrid, but it didn't exactly smell good, either. So, priests poured tree resin over the body to seal it, massaged it with a waxy mixture that included cedar oil,
Video examples
Amazing 100 Pound Bee...
another way to reduce the heat if the waxy combs get too hot they can actually melt and fall off the cliff a disaster for any bee colony
Video examples
Panda Bear Marks...
pandas inhabit a perfumed world they're the only bears with a scent gland the gland applies a waxy fragrance that
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Quote examples
Winslow Homer
American Artist
I wouldn't go across the street to see a Bouguereau. His pictures look false; he does not get the truth of what he wishes to represent. His light is not outdoor light; his works are waxy and artificial. They are extremely near being frauds.
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Anastasia Soare
Romanian Businesswoman
If you're lacking hair in your brows, applying powder over a waxy pencil will make the color stick.
Quote examples
Winslow Homer
American Artist
I wouldn't go across the street to see a Bouguereau. His pictures look false; he does not get the truth of what he wishes to represent. His light is not outdoor light; his works are waxy and artificial. They are extremely near being frauds.
Quote examples
Anastasia Soare
Romanian Businesswoman
If you're lacking hair in your brows, applying powder over a waxy pencil will make the color stick.
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