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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ear1 /ɪr/USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy[countable] the organ of hearing, including the outer part on either side of the head.
- the sense of hearing:[uncountable]sounds that are pleasing to the ear.
- keen or sensitive ability to notice the differences among sounds, esp. musical sounds:[countable* usually singular]a good ear for music.
- attention;
heed:[uncountable]always had the boss's ear.
Idioms- Idioms be all ears, to be extremely attentive;
listen:Tell me about it; I'm all ears. - Idioms by ear, without reference to written music:could play any tune by ear.
ear•less, adj. ear2 /ɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanythe top part or spike of a cereal plant, containing the seed grains.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ear1 (ēr),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Anatomythe external ear alone:The hat completely covers his ears.
- the sense of hearing:sounds that are pleasing to the ear.
- keen or sensitive perception of the differences of sound, esp. sensitiveness to the quality and correctness of musical sounds:an ear for music; a violinist with a good ear.
- attention;
heed:to gain a person's ear. - any part that resembles or suggests an ear in position or form, as the handle of a teacup.
- Architecturecrossette.
- Journalisma small box in either upper corner of a newspaper page, usually the front page or split page, containing the name of or a symbol for the edition, a weather bulletin, a slogan, or the like.
- Furniture
- a decorative feature at the upper end of a leg.
- one of the decorative features at each end of a crest rail.
- Slang Terms ears, earphones.
- Idioms be all ears, [Informal.]to give all one's attention;
listen:We were all ears as the scandal was revealed. - Idioms bend an ear, to listen attentively:to bend an ear to a request for aid.
- bend someone's ear, [Informal.]to talk to someone uninterruptedly and often so as to induce boredom:He'll bend your ear for hours if given the chance.
- Idioms by ear, without reference to written or printed music:to play the piano by ear.
- Idioms fall on deaf ears, to be disregarded;
pass unheeded:Their pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears. - Idioms give ear, to pay attention;
listen carefully. Also, lend an ear. - Idioms go in one ear and out the other, to be heard but ignored;
be put out of mind:My repeated warnings to her went in one ear and out the other. - Idioms have one's ears on, [Slang.]to be listening through earphones to a radio, cassette player, telephone communication, or the like.
- Idioms have or keep one's ear to the ground, to keep well-informed about current trends;
be shrewd or astute:Because she had her ear to the ground, she made a large fortune in stock speculation. - Idioms pin someone's ears back, [Slang.]to give a person a sound beating;
defeat a person utterly:If he doesn't behave himself, I'll pin his ears back. - Idioms set by the ears, to cause to dispute or quarrel:He's a troublemaker who keeps trying to set the two other children by the ears.
- Idioms set on one's ear or ears, to excite or stir up;
shock;
amaze:The presence of the movie star set the whole town on its ear. - Idioms turn a deaf ear to, to refuse to listen to or consider (a request, petition, etc.):He turns a deaf ear to requests for loans.
- Idioms up to one's ears, deeply involved or occupied to full capacity:We are up to our ears in work.
- Idioms wet behind the ears. See wet (def. 11).
- bef. 900; Middle English ere, Old English ēare; cognate with Old Norse eyra, German Ohr, Gothic auso, Latin auris, Lithuanian ausìs, Greek oûs
- the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
v.i. - to form or put forth ears.
- bef. 900; Middle English ere, Old English ēar, æhher; cognate with German Ahre, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs ear, Latin acus husk
- Agriculture, British Termsto plow;
cultivate.
- bef. 900; Middle English ere(n), Old English erian; cognate with Old Norse erja, Gothic arjan, Latin arāre
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