waxwork, wax figure
(noun) an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens
(noun) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
waxwork (plural waxworks)
A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
Source: Wiktionary
Wax"work`, n.
1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
