HyperDic: earwax

English > 1 sense of the word *earwax*:
NOUN	substance	earwax, cerumen	a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

earwax > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'rwae.ks; iy'rwae.ks
Rhymes	Acts ... Zovirax: 33 rhymes with aeks...

English > *earwax*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal.
Synonym	cerumen
Broader	wax	Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin
Spanish	cerilla, cerumen
Catalan	cera de les orelles, cerumen