earring /ˈɪə.rɪŋ/ aep /ˈɪr.ɪŋ/ noun [C]
► A2 a piece of jewellery, usually one of a pair, worn in a hole in the ear or fixed to the ear by a clip: » gold earrings» a pair of dangly earrings» He was wearing an earring in his left ear.Thesaurus+: ↑Jewellery• • •
Extra Examples:» I've found one earring - do you know where the other one is?» I couldn't wear these earrings because my ears aren't pierced.- ♯ Making progress and advancing
- ♯ Making short, sudden movements
- ♯ Making things better
- ♯ Making things dirty and untidy
- ♯ Making things more or less smooth or straight
- ♯ Mammals
- ♯ Managing and organizing
- ♯ Manners and levels of formality
- ♯ Maps and map-making
- ♯ Marine mammals
- ♯ Marital status
- ♯ Marks and results
- ♯ Marriage, cohabitation and other relationships
- ♯ Marriage, divorce, and relationships
- ♯ Martial arts
- ♯ Masses and large amounts of things
- ♯ Matching and co-ordinating
- ♯ Mathematical symbols
- ♯ Mathematics and arithmetic
- ♯ Maximum and minimum
- ♯ Meals and parts of meals
- ♯ Meaning and significance
- ♯ Mean with money
- ♯ Measurements in general
- ♯ Measurements of length and distance