ear
- noun
- /ɪr/
- The night before we lost the ship, he whispered something in her ear.
- middle ear
- ear canal
- inner ear
Tuck this behind your ear just to lock it.
- Tuck this behind your ear just to lock it.
- First impression that these do not sit in my ear very well.
- For the eyes, for the head, for the ears, for the feet.
- But how much to cut your ear off patrons?
- A third points to her ears in the sadness.
- Come away stuck in my ear and I'm to blame.
- Beat him up, shoot him, kill him, cut his ear off these guys.
Examples
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Audiometry revealed an improvement in the pure tones in both ears at the higher frequencies.
Academic text (2008) -
She cupped her hand around her ear to hear better in the noisy room.
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Also make sure to hit your ears and your neck.
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Tuck this behind your ear just to lock it.
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I still have ringing in my ears!
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Just like our eyes and teeth, our ears also need annual checkups.
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The doctor examined the patient's ears to check for any signs of infection.
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He whispered a secret into her ear so no one else could hear it.
Synonyms
The part of the ear that gets sounds and sends them to the brain
The parts of the ear that receive sound and send it to the brain
Idioms
- Archaic
You are in a dangerous situation where giving up is as risky as staying
- Informal
Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them
- Informal
To pay close attention to what people say and do to know what is happening
- Informal
Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later
- Informal
Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone
- Informal
Speak to someone for a very long time in a way that annoys them
Compounds
- Specialized
A space filled with air behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones that carry sound to the inner ear
- Specialized
A lumpy, swollen outer ear that develops after repeated hits, common in boxers and wrestlers
- Specialized
The visible part of the ear and the ear canal that collect sound and send it to the eardrum
- Specialized
A tall flowering plant that grows on dry hills in the western United States
A small plant with white flowers that grows year after year in cold Arctic and mountain areas
A small plant with white flowers and hairy leaves that grows in Arctic and mountain areas
- Specialized
A plant with bright orange flowers shaped like small lips that grow in rings
- Specialized
Hearing loss caused by problems with the small bones in the middle ear
- Specialized
A small plant with tiny white flowers that scientists often use in plant research
- Specialized
The part of the ear inside the head that helps you hear and keep balance
- UK
A brown ear-shaped edible mushroom that grows on dead wood and is used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A small central space inside the inner ear that helps control balance and links hearing parts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ear comes from an old English word related to the verb hear, and it originally named the body part we use to 'listen', which is why the word still means the organ for hearing.