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verb-intransitive. To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.

verb-intransitive. To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon.

verb-intransitive. To approach an end.

n. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.

n. A time or phase of gradual decrease.

n. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface.

n. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.

idiom. on the wane In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane” ( James Joyce).

n. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.

n. The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes less visible from Earth.

n. The end of a period.

n. A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

v. To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.

v. Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.

v. Said of the Moon as its through the phases of its monthly cycle during which its visible surface is progressively decrease.

v. Said of a time period that comes to an end.

v. To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.

v. To cause to decrease.

n. A child.

n. A house or dwelling.

verb-intransitive. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.

verb-intransitive. To decline; to fail; to sink.

v. To cause to decrease.

n. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.

n. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.

n. An inequality in a board.

n. The natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.

To decrease; be diminished: applied particularly to the periodical lessening of the illuminated part of the moon: opposed to wax.

To decline; fail; sink; approach an end.

To cause to decrease: lessen.

n. Periodic decrease of the illuminated part of the moon; period of decreasing illumination.

n. Decline; failure; declension.

n. A beveled edge of a board or plank as sawn from an unsquared log, the bevel being caused by curvature of the log.

Wanting; lack ing; deficient.

n. Same as wone.

v. become smaller

v. grow smaller

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

v. decrease in phase

"Sweaty semi-naked yobs with southern cross tatts, flag capes and gang mentality: bigger prob, but hopefully on the wane from a couple of years ago."

wax   

waned    wanes    waning   

diminish    fall    lessen    decrease    diminution    decline   

wax and wane   

decrease    decline    fail    sink    failure    diminution    declension    abate   

Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   

ungodliness    waxeth