earnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪər/us/ɪr/ear noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
A1 either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ:
The hearing in my left ear's not so good.
She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
See also
aural
More examples
- She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
- She's deaf in her left ear.
- Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
- She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears.
- I put my hands over my ears because I couldn't bear to listen.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The ear
- -eared
- audiology
- auricular
- auricularis
- cochlea
- concha
- eardrum
- earlobe
- incus
- lobe
- lug
- lughole
- malleus
- middle ear
- petrous
- pop
- stapes
- tympanic
- tympanum
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ear noun [ C ] (PLANT PART)
the flower part of a plant like a grass, such as wheat, that later contains the grains that are used as food:
an ear of corn
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- blossom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- photosynthesis
- root
- rosebud
- sepal
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Idiom(s)
be all ears
be out on your ear
be up to your ears in sth
close your ears
ears are flapping
your ears must be burning
go in one ear and out the other
grin/smile from ear to ear
have an ear for sth
have the ear of sb
have/keep your ear to the ground