The waxing moon passes from new to full.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The waxing of the moon.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Use particular care in waxing around the buttons as not to get any wax in between the case and the buttons that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: December 30, 2001 - January 5, 2002 Archives] Reference

The recent cult for shaving and waxing is an example of how we would like the whole part to just stop being so messy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merkins and Kotekas and Codpieces, Oh My!] Reference

The bottling lines we use cannot handle putting capsules on larger formats, so waxing is the best practical alternative.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vent your spleen: wax seals on wine bottles | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference

Instead, a moon serves as the minute indicator, waxing from a slender crescent at the beginning of an hour to a full orb at the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [TWELV – Twists In Our Time Telling Perspectives | Impact Lab] Reference

The latest raid was on a house used as a business for services such as waxing and massage in the Baghdad district of Karada.    From Wordnik.com.  [PageOneQ.com Latest] Reference

The goal is to get visitors searching for keywords such as waxing, threading, electrolysis and laser hair removal to my website.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freelancer.com - New Projects] Reference

But come the waxing of the moon and they will again be abroad.    From Wordnik.com.  [E (novel extract)] Reference

Doug talked me into waxing my eyebrows yesterday after a few beers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just Trying to "Be Honest"] Reference

"We have lived side by side for years," he says, suddenly waxing lyrical.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tale Of Two Villages] Reference

How about washing dishes by hand and washing and waxing our cars manually?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: Exercise Might Just Aid What Ails You] Reference

Summer's strappy sandals and short skirts make pedicures and waxing a must.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health: Perilous Parlors] Reference

You don't need the additional shading, and you don't need additional waxing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference

I found a waxing salon in my neighborhood and went in to make an appointment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hitler's Mustache] Reference

It eliminates the storage problem and eliminates waxing immediately after grafting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference

  Her little boy followed the young man, asking questions and carrying the waxing rags.    From Wordnik.com.  [What the Stepmother Wanted to Say] Reference

Concentrating the levee building where the flood waters are waxing certainly makes sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Katz, M.D.: Medical Research, Lifestyle Choices and Your Health Destiny] Reference

It had been a hard winter, the kind Laura Ingalls Wilder is famous for waxing prosaic about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lawn] Reference

The wellspring of affection for Rehnquist is analogous to liberals waxing nostalgic for President Reagan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Letter: 'Nuclear Option'] Reference

The massage, the facial, the waxing, the Brazilian waxing where you get close in and remove all the hair.    From Wordnik.com.  [How I Left Onandaga County] Reference

The prospect of spending even part of the summer without his first born around also had Obama waxing sentimental.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Parents Let Details Slip About First Daughters' White House Lives (VIDEO)] Reference

As for waxing, have your cosmetologist prep the hair with powder, so the wax sticks to the follicles, not the skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health: Perilous Parlors] Reference

Michael Meyer had better think twice, though, before waxing overly enthusiastic about the opposition's achievements.    From Wordnik.com.  [MAIL CALL] Reference

Disc two finds Lennon waxing political; disc three sees him separated from Ono and floundering emotionally and musically.    From Wordnik.com.  [Imagine All The Outtakes] Reference

For all the poetic waxing about holiday cheer and good tidings, this time of year can bring out the Grinch in many of us.    From Wordnik.com.  [How do you handle annoying salespeople?] Reference

I am waxing poetic about my turkey sandwich and the fact I'm unsure if a romper is appropriate attire for a night-time party.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: Ten Things Girls Don't Get About Guys] Reference

GD: In The Stepford Wives movie released in 1975, the perfect woman was shown on her hands and knees waxing the kitchen floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jackson Katz: Interview With Porn Scholar, Part 2: Business and Culture] Reference

After waxing on about strategy, Levin handed his longtime close colleague a press release that was already on its way to the wires.    From Wordnik.com.  [One More Stab At It] Reference

The movie is packed with outrageous comic set pieces, but the showstopper finds Andy trying to update his look with a chest waxing.    From Wordnik.com.  [ON HIS 'VIRGIN' VOYAGE] Reference

The Prince of Wales didn't recall Harold at first, but soon the two were waxing nostalgic over long-ago teachers and football games.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Prince And The Pauper] Reference

Some women may prefer waxing, which can decrease hair growth over time because the pulling traumatizes the roots so much, says Nigro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Does Shaving Make Hair Grow Back Thicker?] Reference

Also, it pulls the entire root out, so over time, the hair disappears permanently, whereas waxing rips the hair rather than removing it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meg Hemphill: The Newest Oldest Form of Hair Removal] Reference

The perfect woman today is still on her hands and knees, but rather than waxing the kitchen floor, she is the one waxed, as in Brazilian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jackson Katz: Interview With Porn Scholar, Part 2: Business and Culture] Reference

Nothing speaks to our freewheeling consumer culture like our obsession with shampooing, waxing and pimping our rides for the world to see.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michelle Chen: Immigrants Drive Campaign to Unionize L.A. Car Washes] Reference