bayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes

candelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs

ceresin - a white wax extracted from ozokerite

floor wax - a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors

fig wax, gondang wax - a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree

Japan tallow, Japan wax - a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes

lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

montan wax - a hard wax obtained from lignite

pisang wax - a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain

paraffin scale, scale wax - partly refined paraffin wax

ski wax - wax used on the bottom of skis

beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

cerumen, earwax - a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

paraffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

spermaceti - a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

vegetable wax - a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)

lac wax, shellac wax - a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol

beeswax - cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"

increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

gain, advance - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"

increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"