Link Centre Dictionary

beeswax

bees·wax

UK/ˈbiːzwæks/ uncommon informal us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

verb

1.

cover with beeswax

  • “Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table”

Origin

From bee + -s- + wax.

Phrases

  • mind your own beeswax

Related words

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Part of

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.