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# earwax

«earwax» in Mova's school dictionary: **the soft yellow or brown waxy stuff that the body makes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (earwax; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Earwax is the soft yellow or brown waxy stuff that the body makes inside the ear canal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#m1)

2) It protects the ear by catching dust and germs and keeping the skin from drying out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, earwax is a natural part of the body that cleans itself; doctors say not to push cotton buds (cotton swabs, Q-tips) into ears, as this can push wax deeper and hurt the eardrum. In funny stories, earwax is a «yucky» detail. Phrases: «build-up of earwax», «ear drops».

### examples

- Earwax helps keep dirt out of your ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x1)
- Never poke cotton buds into your ear to remove earwax. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x2)
- The doctor put drops in my ear to soften the earwax. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x3)
- Earwax can be yellow, orange or brown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x4)
- Too much earwax can make it hard to hear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x5)
- In the story, the troll had earwax as thick as butter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «some earwax», not «an earwax». Written as one word (also «ear wax»). The body moves earwax out by itself, so most people do not need to clean inside the ear.

### In the corpora

- [Earwax cleans and protects the ear and usually moves out by itself; cotton buds push it deeper.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/9-sore-throats-ears-and-eyes/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «earwax» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earwax/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.