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waxwork

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: waxwork

1
 n
an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
2
 n
twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: waxwork
1

n an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax

Synonyms:
wax figure
Type of:
effigy, image, simulacrum
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
2

n twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Synonyms:
American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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