waxwork

/ˈwæksˌwʌrk/
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Other forms: waxworks

Definitions of waxwork
  1. noun
    an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
    synonyms: wax figure
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    type of:
    effigy, image, simulacrum
    a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
  2. noun
    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
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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