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Definitions for earɪər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

earɪər(n.)

  1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in mammals consisting of an external ear and ear canal ending at the tympanic membrane, a middle ear with three ossicles for amplifying vibrations, and a liquid-filled inner ear with sensory nerve endings for hearing and balance.

    Category: Anatomy

  2. the external ear alone.

    Category: Anatomy

  3. the sense of hearing.

  4. keen perception of the differences of sound, esp. musical sounds.

  5. attention:

    to gain a person's ear.

  6. any part that resembles or suggests an ear in position or form, as the handle of a teacup.

  7. a small box in the upper corner of the front page of a newspaper, containing a slogan, weather forecast, etc.

    Category: Journalism

  8. ears,Slang. earphones.

    Category: Status (usage)

Idioms for ear:

  1. be all ears,to be extremely attentive.

    Category: Idiom, Informal

  2. by ear,without reference to musical notation.

    Category: Idiom

  3. fall on deaf ears,to be disregarded; pass unheeded.

    Category: Idiom

  4. go in one ear and out the other,to hear but without understanding or effect.

    Category: Idiom

  5. have or keep one's ear to the ground,to stay alert to current trends and viewpoints.

    Category: Idiom

  6. lend an or give ear,to pay attention.

    Category: Idiom

  7. play it by ear,to improvise.

    Category: Idiom

  8. set on one's ear,to amaze.

    Category: Idiom

  9. turn a deaf ear to,to refuse to consider or deal with.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of ear:

bef. 900; ME ere, OE ēare; c. OS, OHG ōra, ON eyra, Go auso, L auris, Lith ausìs, Gk oûs

earɪər(n.)

  1. the spike of a cereal plant, containing the seed grains.

    Category: Botany

  2. (v.i.)to form or put forth ears.

Origin of ear:

bef. 900; ME ere, OE ēar, æhher; c. OS ahar, OHG ahir, ehir, ON ax, Go ahs ear, L acus husk

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ear(noun)

    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

  2. ear(noun)

    good hearing

    "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"

  3. auricle, pinna, ear(noun)

    the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

  4. ear(noun)

    attention to what is said

    "he tried to get her ear"

  5. ear, spike, capitulum(noun)

    fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. ear(noun)ɪər

    one of the two hearing organs on the sides of your head

    a hat to keep your ears warm; a ringing sound in my ears

  2. earɪər

    the top part of plants such as wheat or corn

    ***an ear of wheat/corn

  3. earɪər

    to have too much of sth

    I have work coming out of my ears.

  4. earɪər

    indicates that sb does not really listen

    Everything I tell her goes in one ear and out the other.

  5. earɪər

    to change your plans as a situation develops rather than planning beforehand

    I'm not sure how long it'll last - let's just play it by ear.

  6. earɪər

    to have a big smile on your face

    He came off stage grinning from ear to ear.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ear(noun)

    the organ of hearing; the external ear

  2. Ear(noun)

    the sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only

  3. Ear(noun)

    that which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell

  4. Ear(noun)

    same as Acroterium

  5. Ear(noun)

    same as Crossette

  6. Ear(noun)

    privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention

  7. Ear(verb)

    to take in with the ears; to hear

  8. Ear(noun)

    the spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels

  9. Ear(verb)

    to put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well

  10. Ear(verb)

    to plow or till; to cultivate

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Ear

    The hearing and equilibrium system of the body. It consists of three parts: the EXTERNAL EAR, the MIDDLE EAR, and the INNER EAR. Sound waves are transmitted through this organ where vibration is transduced to nerve signals that pass through the ACOUSTIC NERVE to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The inner ear also contains the vestibular organ that maintains equilibrium by transducing signals to the VESTIBULAR NERVE.

Translations for ear

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ear(noun)

the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only

Her new hair-style covers her ears.

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