eared

Examples

• All

• A long-eared rabbit hopped, rush, rush, rush past the frog on her way to the meadow.

  Fiction book (2002)

• One of them chewed on a big-eared bat that had fallen from its perch high up in the cave.

  Fiction book (2002)

• It's that big-eared captain I got who was listening.

  Shaft (1971)

• Let go of me, you rabbit-eared...

  Hidalgo (2004)

• This is a one-eared elephant.

  Gung Ho (1986)

• The great big-eared bunny, Bugs.

  Lost in Space (1998)

• Caitlin is in the yard, chasing a big floppy-eared Labrador.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Red-eared slider.

  Wendy (2020)

• I saw her astride the one-eared mare from my family's herd.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The big-eared rabbit hopped happily through the garden.

Synonyms

E

ear-shaped

vseared

1 4.6

A thing that looks like the outer part of an ear

is about having actual hearing organs or appendages, not just shape

A

auricular

vseared

• Specialized

1 8.8

Relating to the ear or to hearing

is about possession of hearing appendages or their kinds rather than general auditory relation

A

auriculated

vseared

• Specialized

9.9

Having ear-shaped parts on leaves or petals

is the general adjective for having hearing appendages, often used in combination

E

ear-like

vseared

5.1

Having a small curved shape like an ear

is about actual possession of hearing organs or specific kinds, not mere appearance

Antonyms

E

earless

1 6.7

Having no visible outer ears

Compounds

O

one-eared

1 7.5

Having only one ear

L

long-eared owl

1 6.4

A slim owl with long feather tufts on its head that lives in tall pine forests

J

jug-eared

• Offensive

1 8.2

A person with large ears that stick out from the head

B

big-eared bat

• Specialized

8.0

A large bat with very large ears that listens for insect sounds

E

eared grebe

• US

8.2

A small water bird with yellow feathers near its ears and a black neck

E

eared seal

5.2

A sea mammal with visible ear flaps that walks on land, like sea lions and fur seals

L

long-eared bat

7.5

A bat with very long ears that finds insects by sound

M

mouse-eared bat

9.1

A bat with ears that look like a mouse's

M

mouse-eared chickweed

9.9

A small plant with white flowers and soft hairy leaves like a mouse ear

R

rabbit-eared bandicoot

• Australian

9.9

A small Australian animal with long ears like a rabbit

Q

quick-eared

6.8

Able to hear very quiet sounds

S

sharp-eared

4.9

Able to hear very quiet sounds

S

short-eared

6.8

Having shorter ears than others of the same kind

S

small-eared

4.3

An animal with ears that are small for its head

W

western big-eared bat

• Specialized

8.4

A bat with very large ears that lives in western North America

How Eared

eared

9 7.5

short-eared

6.8

earless

1 6.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology