waxed floors. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to wax the floor. ,We waxed the competition. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object), : Discord waxed at an alarming rate. ,He waxed angry at the insinuation. From Dictionary.com.
Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in waxed paper. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
His expression waxed from smug to concerned at her silence. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Pursuit]
Wrap when cool in waxed paper, or freeze in a sealed container. From Wordnik.com. [Amy's Rustic Italian Bread] Reference
Wrap the dough in waxed paper and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting] Reference
That ain’t by chance the guy Abramoffs thugs waxed is it. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » BREAKING: Military Will Request $100B For Iraq Next Year, Murtha Reveals] Reference
And the land's high name waxed lordlier in war because of it. From Wordnik.com. [A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems] Reference
Even wrapped (as they should be) in waxed paper instead of plastic, they’d gone a nasty yallery-gray. From Wordnik.com. [You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » Mmm….. bacon] Reference
I think cottage cheese and the like might have come in waxed cardboard containers but I really don’t remember. From Wordnik.com. [The Plastics Revolution « Colleen Anderson] Reference
Because he lived in communion with Him, his courage 'waxed' as dangers gathered. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts] Reference
If "waxed" means what I think it means, then a certain line has been crossed, and that line would be in the swimsuit area. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
Over the next few days, the only-love-bites waxed. From Wordnik.com. [Twin Moons] Reference
The narrow rubber tires gripped the hard waxed tiles. From Wordnik.com. [The Sin Eater] Reference
Baryshnikov has never waxed sentimental about his past. From Wordnik.com. [Misha's New Moves] Reference
A small anxiety line appeared between Amelia's waxed brows. From Wordnik.com. [Hitler's Mustache] Reference
His eyes waxed and waned with a deep desperation as he spoke. From Wordnik.com. [The Damned Thing Out] Reference
She is glad her legs are waxed, her hair and nails are fresh. From Wordnik.com. [Dumb Luck] Reference
I have had my earsde-waxed as regards your sentiments gentlemen. From Wordnik.com. [Mr.Dostoevsky] Reference
Poor guy, his eyebrows looked more waxed than Jessica Alba's legs. From Wordnik.com. [Silly Prizes, Major Fun] Reference
Her legs and upper lip and ta-ta were waxed and stripped hairless. From Wordnik.com. [Makeover Barbie] Reference
His legs, mainly, which Robert was pretty sure he waxed, but had never asked. From Wordnik.com. [And then she was gone] Reference
Stability control was obvious by its absence, and reliability waxed and waned. From Wordnik.com. [Just In: Chrysler Minivans] Reference
On the left and the right, critics waxed lyrical about the sanctity of Sundays. From Wordnik.com. [No Rest for the Weary] Reference
Bradley waxed on a little too eloquently about his devotion to the Stairmaster. From Wordnik.com. [Bradley's Episodes Of The Heart] Reference
She says she was shocked to learn that a fifth-grade friend gets her legs waxed. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
He takes the bloody waxed paper from the refrigerator, unwraps the chopped meat. From Wordnik.com. [Hepatitis RR or Bust] Reference
(Yes, if it gets me a Lexus.) "If we waxed on in English we'd sound dopey," says a rep. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
When we chatted a few years back, Duval waxed philosophical about his pursuit of a major title. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Rival For Tiger] Reference
"The numbers waxed and waned, but you always had a solid base of support for the United States.". From Wordnik.com. [The Arrogant Empire] Reference
Talking to NEWSWEEK afterward, McCain waxed confident that he "could get 90 votes again tomorrow.". From Wordnik.com. [Bush in the Bubble] Reference
Thursday morning, Lythgoe waxed nostalgic about his history with the singing competition franchise. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Lythgoe officially returns to 'American Idol'] Reference
Castrated bull: The Dream Team waxed the world in basketball, and Mike Tyson was KO'd by 12 Hoosier jurors. From Wordnik.com. [1992: Came The Revolution] Reference
Last week, asked by a student to pick his favorite rock star, he even waxed eloquent about Bruce Springsteen. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Bradley's Last Stand] Reference
No, she doesn't spend the day beaming at her dishwasher anymore, or exclaiming over the brightness of her waxed floors. From Wordnik.com. [Household Appliances] Reference
Another waxed on the pleasures of rooting, in the very shadow of Ohio State University, for the teams from little Otterbein College. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Madness] Reference
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