ear
The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
Noun 4 meanings
The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
“a good ear for music”
The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
Verb 3 meanings
To take in with the ears; to hear.
To hold by the ears.
To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
“This corn ears well.”
Etymology
From Middle English eare, eere, ere, eyr, ire, yere, ȝhere, from Old English ēare (“ear”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to perceive”).
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EAR at a glance
EAR has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,357 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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