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# beeswax

noun (beeswax, uncountable)

«beeswax» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The yellow wax that honeybees make to build their honeycomb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#m1)
2. This wax used to make candles, polish, crayons and lip balm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#m2)
3. (US, informal) In «none of your beeswax», a playful way to say «none of your business». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about bees, workers make wax from glands on their bodies and build hexagon-shaped cells. In everyday life: beeswax candles, wood polish, wax wraps for sandwiches. The jokey phrase is common among US children.

### Examples

- Bees build their honeycomb out of beeswax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x1)
- We made candles from beeswax in craft club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x2)
- Mum polishes the old table with beeswax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x3)
- "What's in the box?" "None of your beeswax!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x4)
- My sandwich is wrapped in a beeswax wrap instead of plastic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x5)
- Beeswax melts if you leave it in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: some beeswax, not «a beeswax». One word. «None of your beeswax» is cheeky; don't say it to a teacher.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beeswax» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beeswax» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beeswax.html) on Mova free.