Earwax

//ˈiɹ.wæks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A waxy substance secreted by the ear. uncountable

    "Her's Agamemnon, an honeſt fellow inough and one that loues quailes, but hee has not ſo much braine as eare-wax, […]"

  2. 2
    a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal wordnet

Synonyms

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cerumencerumenwax

Example

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"I know all the left-wing parties are corrupt, but I'd rather eat earwax than vote right-wing."

Etymology

From Middle English erewax, from ere + wax. Equivalent to ear + wax.

Related phrases

earwax impaction

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