waxing floors
Shining wooden ground
Waxing floors is the process of applying a protective wax coating to hard floor surfaces like wood or linoleum, then buffing to create shine and durability.
The practice has declined as polyurethane finishes and vinyl flooring have replaced traditional surfaces that needed regular waxing: The janitor spent Saturday morning waxing floors in the old school building.
- shineEmit or reflect light
- mopFloor-washing implement
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- linoleumSmooth resilient floor covering
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
mop and bucket · laminate · gleaming · wood finish · slippery · slip and fall · bucket · paste · buffer · burnishing · elbow grease · vinyl · squeaky · smooth · coating · stripping · janitorial · sheen
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, cleaning
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- arena upkeeprestroom cleaning, ice making
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty