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ear::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | auricle, pinna |
| Type of | cartilaginous structure |
| Has types | cauliflower ear |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | auditory modality, audition, hearing, auditory sense, sense of hearing |
he had a keen ear.
a good ear for pitch.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sensory receptor, sense organ, receptor |
Examples of ear
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Cashman, who hasn't hid his desire to sign Lee, plans to be in Braunecker's ear.
From the newsday.com
Since I switched to raw food, they don't have ear infections or skin infections.
From the timesunion.com
It begins with an ear wash, followed by massage of the ears, neck and shoulders.
From the edition.cnn.com
Grace's screams were ear-splitting as we zoomed through two pitch-black tunnels.
From the suntimes.com
To an untrained ear, however, its pronunciation is similar to English profanity.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Swimmer's ear is caused by bacteria in the ear canal and can result in ear pain.
From the charlotteobserver.com
To the untrained eye and ear the majestic organ appeared to be, well, just fine.
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Instead, there is at least one other top Cardinal who has the Holy Father's ear.
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Derek Cohn, his ear fixed upon the mysterious rhythm, jotted letters onto paper.
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- The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
- Auricle: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
- Attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
- Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- Dog-eared: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"
- The ear is the anatomical organ that detects sound. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but also plays a major role in the sense of balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system.
- Experimental Audio Research is a group formed around Peter Kember (a.k.a. Sonic Boom), formerly of Spacemen 3. To quote from the liner notes of the first E.A.R. full-length release, Mesmerised, "E.A.R. ...
- An ear is the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize. It can also refer to "a prominent lobe in some leaves".
