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*stellar
adjective
of or relating to a star or stars : stellar structure and evolution.
• informal featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers : a stellar cast had been assembled.
• informal exceptionally good; outstanding : his restaurant has received stellar ratings in the guides.
DERIVATIVES
stelliform |ˈsteləˌfôrm| adjective
*dwarf
noun ( pl. dwarfs or dwarves |dwôrvz|)
1 (in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
• often offensive an abnormally small person.
• [as adj. ] denoting something, esp. an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species : a dwarf conifer.
2 (also dwarf star) Astronomy a star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.
verb [ trans. ]
cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison : the buildings surround and dwarf All Saints Church.
• stunt the growth or development of : [as adj. ] ( dwarfed) the dwarfed but solid branch of a tree.
DERIVATIVES
dwarfish adjective
*wax
noun
a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax.
• a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying this substance and used for such purposes as making candles, modeling, and as a basis of polishes.
• a similar viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon.
• earwax.
• informal used in reference to phonograph records : he didn't get on wax until 1959.
verb [ trans. ]
1 cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it : I washed and waxed the floor.
• remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together.
2 informal make a recording of : he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work.
DERIVATIVES
waxer noun
verb [ intrans. ]
(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
• poetic/literary become larger or stronger : his anger waxed.
• [with complement ] begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner : they waxed lyrical about the old days.
PHRASES
wax and wane undergo alternate increases and decreases : companies whose fortunes wax and wane with the economic cycle.
noun [usu. in sing. ] Brit., informal dated
a fit of anger : she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding.
*wane
verb [ intrans. ]
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
• (esp. of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker : confidence in the dollar waned.
PHRASES
on the wane becoming weaker, less vigorous, or less extensive : the epidemic was on the wane.
noun
the amount by which a plank or log is beveled or falls short of a squared shape.
DERIVATIVES
waney adjective
*hue
noun
a color or shade : her face lost its golden hue | verdigris is greenish-yellow in hue.
• the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength, and independent of intensity or lightness.
• figurative character; aspect : men of all political hues submerged their feuds.
DERIVATIVES
hued adjective : [in combination ] rainbow-hued.
hueless adjective
*stellar
adjective
of or relating to a star or stars : stellar structure and evolution.
• informal featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers : a stellar cast had been assembled.
• informal exceptionally good; outstanding : his restaurant has received stellar ratings in the guides.
DERIVATIVES
stelliform |ˈsteləˌfôrm| adjective
*dwarf
noun ( pl. dwarfs or dwarves |dwôrvz|)
1 (in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
• often offensive an abnormally small person.
• [as adj. ] denoting something, esp. an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species : a dwarf conifer.
2 (also dwarf star) Astronomy a star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.
verb [ trans. ]
cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison : the buildings surround and dwarf All Saints Church.
• stunt the growth or development of : [as adj. ] ( dwarfed) the dwarfed but solid branch of a tree.
DERIVATIVES
dwarfish adjective
*wax
noun
a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax.
• a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying this substance and used for such purposes as making candles, modeling, and as a basis of polishes.
• a similar viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon.
• earwax.
• informal used in reference to phonograph records : he didn't get on wax until 1959.
verb [ trans. ]
1 cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it : I washed and waxed the floor.
• remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together.
2 informal make a recording of : he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work.
DERIVATIVES
waxer noun
verb [ intrans. ]
(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
• poetic/literary become larger or stronger : his anger waxed.
• [with complement ] begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner : they waxed lyrical about the old days.
PHRASES
wax and wane undergo alternate increases and decreases : companies whose fortunes wax and wane with the economic cycle.
noun [usu. in sing. ] Brit., informal dated
a fit of anger : she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding.
*wane
verb [ intrans. ]
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
• (esp. of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker : confidence in the dollar waned.
PHRASES
on the wane becoming weaker, less vigorous, or less extensive : the epidemic was on the wane.
noun
the amount by which a plank or log is beveled or falls short of a squared shape.
DERIVATIVES
waney adjective
*hue
noun
a color or shade : her face lost its golden hue | verdigris is greenish-yellow in hue.
• the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength, and independent of intensity or lightness.
• figurative character; aspect : men of all political hues submerged their feuds.
DERIVATIVES
hued adjective : [in combination ] rainbow-hued.
hueless adjective
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