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[1] the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
[2] the external ear alone: The hat completely covers his ears.
[3] the sense of hearing: sounds that are pleasing to the ear.
[4] keen or sensitive perception of the differences of sound, especially sensitiveness to the quality and correctness of musical sounds: an ear for music; a violinist with a good ear.
[5] attention; heed: 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] Architecture . crossette.
[8] Journalism . a small box in either upper corner of a newspaper page, usually the front page or split page, containing the name of or a symbol for the edition, a weather bulletin, a slogan, or the like.
[9] Furniture . a decorative feature at the upper end of a leg. one of the decorative features at each end of a crest rail.
[10] ears, Slang . earphones.
[11] ear tuft.
[12] be all ears , Informal . to give all one's attention; listen: We were all ears as the scandal was revealed.
[13] bend an ear , to listen attentively: to bend an ear to a request for aid.
[14] bend someone's ear , Informal . to talk to someone uninterruptedly and often so as to induce boredom: He'll bend your ear for hours if given the chance.
[15] by ear , without reference to written or printed music: to play the piano by ear.
[16] fall on deaf ears , to be disregarded; pass unheeded: Their pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.
[17] give ear , to pay attention; listen carefully. Also lend an ear .
[18] go in one ear and out the other , to be heard but ignored; be put out of mind: My repeated warnings to her went in one ear and out the other.
[19] have /keep one's ear to the ground , to keep well-informed about current trends; be shrewd or astute: Because she had her ear to the ground, she made a large fortune in stock speculation.
[20] have one's ears on , Slang . to be listening to a CB radio, police radio, walkie-talkie, etc.
[21] pin someone's ears back , Slang . to give a person a sound beating; defeat a person utterly: If he doesn't behave himself, I'll pin his ears back.
[22] set by the ears , to cause to dispute or quarrel: He's a troublemaker who keeps trying to set the two other children by the ears.
[23] set on one's ear /ears , to excite or stir up; shock; amaze: The presence of the movie star set the whole town on its ear.
[24] turn a deaf ear to , to refuse to listen to or consider (a request, petition, etc.): He turns a deaf ear to requests for loans.
[25] up to one's ears , deeply involved or occupied to full capacity: We are up to our ears in work.
[26] wet behind the ears . wet(def 19) .
[27] the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
[28] to form or put forth ears.
[29] to plow; cultivate.
[30] the organ of hearing and balance in higher vertebrates and of balance only in fishes. In man and other mammals it consists of three parts See external ear, middle ear, internal ear Related adjectives: aural, otic
[31] the outermost cartilaginous part of the ear (pinna) in mammals, esp man
[32] the sense of hearing
[33] sensitivity to musical sounds, poetic diction, etc he has an ear for music
[34] attention, esp favourable attention; consideration; heed (esp in the phrases give ear to, lend an ear )
[35] an object resembling the external ear in shape or position, such as a handle on a jug
[36] Also called (esp Brit): earpiece a display box at the head of a newspaper page, esp the front page, for advertisements, etc
[37] all ears very attentive; listening carefully
[38] by ear without reading from written music
[39] chew someone's ear slang to reprimand severely
[40] fall on deaf ears to be ignored or pass unnoticed
[41] have hard ears Caribbean to be stubbornly disobedient
[42] a flea in one's ear informal a sharp rebuke
[43] have the ear of to be in a position to influence he has the ear of the president
[44] in one ear and out the other heard but unheeded
[45] keep one's ear to the ground or have one's ear to the ground to be or try to be well informed about current trends and opinions
[46] make a pig's ear of informal to ruin disastrously
[47] one's ears are burning one is aware of being the topic of another's conversation
[48] out on one's ear informal dismissed unceremoniously
[49] play by ear to act according to the demands of a situation rather than to a plan; improvise to perform a musical piece on an instrument without written music
[50] prick up one's ears to start to listen attentively; become interested
[51] set by the ears to cause disagreement or commotion
[52] a thick ear informal a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
[53] turn a deaf ear to be deliberately unresponsive
[54] up to one's ears informal deeply involved, as in work or debt
[55] wet behind the ears informal inexperienced; naive; immature
[56] the part of a cereal plant, such as wheat or barley, that contains the seeds, grains, or kernels
[57] (intr) (of cereal plants) to develop such parts

Words related to Ear

taste, mind, remark, perception, observance, observation, discrimination, sensitivity, regard, notice, hearing, note, appreciation, heed, consideration, mark

Words nearby Ear

eam, eames, eames chair, eanling, eap, ear, ear canal, ear candy, ear drops, ear fungus, ear lobe

Origin of Ear

3before 900; Middle English ere(n ), Old English erian; cognate with Old Norse erja, Gothic arjan, Latin arāre

Other words from Ear

ear·less , adjective
ear·like , adjective

Word origin for Ear

Old English ēar; related to Old High German ahar, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs ear, Latin acus chaff, Greek akros pointed

Synonyms for Ear

mind, taste, appreciation, consideration, discrimination, hearing, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, perception, regard, remark, sensitivity