increase vs waxing

increase and waxing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increase	Yes	No	Yes	No
waxing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, waxing is a hyponym of increase; that is, waxing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:

Other hyponyms of increase include augmentation, concentration, explosion, jump, leap, run-up, runup.

increase (noun)	waxing (noun)
the act of increasing something	the application of wax to a surface
the amount by which something increases	a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added

increase (adjective)	waxing (adjective)
	(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases

increase (verb)	waxing (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount
make bigger or more