earwax
English
noun
Definitions
- A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English erewax, ere (ear) + Middle English wax compound from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English wax (increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become).
Origin
English
wax
Gloss
increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- candlewax English
- dewax English
- dogear English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eardrum English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earlock English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpiece English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earring English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earthwax English
- earware English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earworm English
- earworthy English
- ere English
- forthwax English
- forwax English
- grave wax English
- hare's ear English
- histowax English
- longear English
- mouse-ear English
- overwax English
- rewax English
- sealwax English
- violetear English
- wax English
- wax-resist English
- waxability English
- waxable English
- waxathon English
- waxberry English
- waxbill English
- waxbird English
- waxcap English
- waxen English
- waxer English
- waxest English
- waxeth English
- waxflower English
- waxie English
- waxish English
- waxless English
- waxlight English
- waxlike English
- waxplant English
- waxplay English
- waxpod English
- waxweed English
- waxwing English
- waxwork English
- waxworker English
- waxworm English
- waxy English
- wheatear English
- whitewax English
- Wachs German
- イヤー Japanese
- hiere Old English
- weax Old English
- ēare Old English
- ǣr Old English
- ere Middle English
- erewax Middle English
- mousere Middle English
- wax Middle English
- ia Tok Pisin
- wax
- ere
- ear
- waxy
- waxen
- waxie
- rewax
- eared
- waxer
- earal
- dewax
- earbob
- earset
- earcup
- earful
- waxish
- earlet
- forwax
- earlid
- earlap
- earcap
- waxeth
- earpad
- dogear
- waxest
- waxcap
- waxpod
- earhole
- earware
- waxlike
- sealwax
- waxable
- earbone
- waxless
- earflap
- earshot
- earwork
- longear
- earless
- eardrum
- earmark
- ear bud
- earring
- waxworm
- earmold
- waxweed
- earpick
- earwear
- earlike
- waxbird
- earworm
- earloop
- earlock
- earsore
- earache
- eardrop
- earball
- earplug
- waxwing
- earclip
- waxbill
- earmuff
- waxplay
- overwax
- earbash
- eargasm
- waxwork
- earsies
- whitewax
- wheatear
- histowax
- earreach
- earspoon
- earthwax
- forthwax
- earpiece
- earspool
- waxlight
- waxathon
- earphone
- earstone
- waxplant
- waxberry
- earprint
- earmould
- mouse-ear
- violetear
- waxflower
- earshrift
- earcockle
- ear-reach
- waxworker
- candlewax
- earbasher
- grave wax
- earworthy
- waxability
- hare's ear
- wax-resist
- earwitness
- ear speaker
- ear-piercing
- earsplitting