earhole

1 7.2

The opening of the ear where sound enters, like where you put a finger or headphone

noun
/ˈɪrˌhoʊl/

Informal

: conducto auditivo

She put on her headphones to block out all sound entering her earholes.

Examples

I am usually the first moron to fall for any conspiracy theory that hits me in the earhole, but even I don't believe this one!

Blog text (9)
To accommodate Fronto, he cut earholes in the crown of one and set it on the poet's head.

Fiction book (1995)
I'm a good listener, I've got very big earholes.

Isn't It Romantic (2019)
Tkaa clapped his forepaws over his earholes and shut his eyes in pain.

Fiction book (1994)
He looked a bit odd: someone, probably Maura, had wrapped cloth around his head to protect his earholes.

Fiction book (1994)
After the concert, my earholes were ringing from the loud music.
He scratched his head when the doctor told him to clean his earholes regularly.

Synonyms

ear canal

vsearhole

Specialized

4 3.4

A narrow tube in the outer ear that leads to the eardrum

refers only to the opening or entrance of that passage

auditory canal

vsearhole

Specialized

1 4.9

A tube in the outer ear that leads to the eardrum

is used only for the opening rather than the full internal passage

auditory meatus

vsearhole

Specialized

1 8.6

A passage in the outer ear from the ear opening to the eardrum

applies only to the small entrance to that passage, not the passage itself

external auditory canal

vsearhole

Specialized

1 5.3

A tube in the outer ear that leads to the eardrum

denotes only the entrance into that passage, not the whole passage

acoustic meatus

vsearhole

Specialized

8.1

A short passage in the outer ear leading to the eardrum

denotes merely the opening into that anatomical passage rather than its length

Surface Forms

earhole singular

earholes plural

Morphology

earhole = ear + hole (transparent) = ear + hole

The meaning is a direct compound of 'ear' + 'hole' referring to the opening of the ear canal, easily inferred by learners who know both words.

Etymology

Earhole is simply the two words ear and hole put together, meaning the 'opening' where sound enters your ear. That's why an earhole is the small opening or entrance of the ear canal you can block with a finger.