grave wax
English
noun
Definitions
- A waxy substance found on corpses: adipocere.
Etymology
Compound from English grave (engrave, carve, dig) + English wax (increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become).
Origin
English
wax
Gloss
increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殖
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begrave English
- candlewax English
- dewax English
- earthwax English
- earwax English
- engrave English
- forthwax English
- forwax English
- grave English
- graveclothes English
- gravedance English
- gravedancer English
- gravedigger English
- gravedigging English
- gravedom English
- gravekeeper English
- graveless English
- gravelike English
- gravely English
- gravemound English
- graveness English
- graver English
- graverobber English
- graverobbing English
- graveside English
- gravesite English
- gravesome English
- gravest English
- gravestead English
- gravestone English
- graveward English
- graveyard English
- histowax English
- ingrave English
- overwax English
- rewax English
- sealwax English
- ungrave English
- ungravely English
- wax English
- wax-resist English
- waxability English
- waxable English
- waxathon English
- waxberry English
- waxbill English
- waxbird English
- waxcap English
- waxen English
- waxer English
- waxest English
- waxeth English
- waxflower English
- waxie English
- waxish English
- waxless English
- waxlight English
- waxlike English
- waxplant English
- waxplay English
- waxpod English
- waxweed English
- waxwing English
- waxwork English
- waxworker English
- waxworm English
- waxy English
- whitewax English
- Wachs German
- grave Middle English
- wax Middle English
- wax
- waxy
- waxen
- waxer
- waxie
- rewax
- dewax
- grave
- waxest
- earwax
- waxeth
- forwax
- waxcap
- waxpod
- waxish
- graver
- waxbill
- waxlike
- sealwax
- waxbird
- waxable
- ingrave
- gravest
- gravely
- waxplay
- overwax
- ungrave
- waxworm
- waxless
- waxweed
- waxwork
- begrave
- engrave
- waxwing
- gravedom
- whitewax
- forthwax
- histowax
- waxplant
- waxberry
- waxlight
- earthwax
- waxathon
- waxworker
- graveyard
- candlewax
- graveward
- gravelike
- gravesome
- ungravely
- waxflower
- graveness
- gravesite
- graveless
- graveside
- wax-resist
- gravedance
- gravestone
- gravestead
- gravemound
- waxability
- gravekeeper
- gravedigger
- gravedancer
- graverobber
- gravedigging
- graveclothes
- graverobbing