See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

Cuvierian (iou) and wax 2, verb (oh)


Cuvierian (iou)



Cuvierian adjective. M19.
[from Cuvier (see below) + -IAN.]
Of, pertaining to, or named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832); characteristic of his methods or system of classification.

wax 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[Sense: 1,5; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: WAX1]
[Sense: 2-4; Origin: Old English weaxan 'to grow']
[T] to rub a layer of wax into a floor, surface etc to protect it or make it shine
wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc
to talk with extreme feeling, liking or pleasure about something - used humorously
wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc about
::Journalists wax lyrical about the band.
[I] when the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night
-opposite wane wane
wax and wane
to increase and decrease over time
::Interest in the show has waxed and waned.
[T] if you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax