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noun • an ester of glycerol and stearic acid | ||||||||
| 32% | 6 | Candle wax | ||||||
noun • obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants | ||||||||
| 32% | 3 | A quick bath or swim; a candle made by repeatedly immersing a wick in tallow/wax; a momentary loss of altitude during flight; or, a trough into which sheep are plunged | ||||||
noun • a depression in an otherwise level surface • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped • a brief immersion • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow • a brief swim in water • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms verb • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • dip into a liquid while eating • go down momentarily • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid • take a small amount from • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • lower briefly • appear to move downward • slope downwards • dip into a liquid • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax • immerse in a disinfectant solution • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | ||||||||
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1 | A quick bath or swim; a candle made by repeatedly immersing a wick in tallow/wax; a momentary loss of altitude during flight; or, a trough into which sheep are plunged
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2 | A type of wax used in candle making | |
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