'ear

Definition of 'ear in English English dictionary: Eye dialect spelling of hear
Jew's-ear: A kind of edible fungus growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes
Over the hearth hang bunches of drying mushrooms, the thin, curling kind they call jew's-ears, which have grown on the elder trees since Judas hanged himself on one; this is the kind of lore he tells me, tempting my half-belief.
bend somebody's ear: To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
by ear: Using principally sound; without reference to sheet music
cauliflower ear: An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers
cuff on the ear: A box on the ear, painful smack on the side of the head
The naughty knave's red ears resulted more often from cuffs on the ear then from honest shame after paternal lectures.
cute as a bug's ear: Very cute
dog-ear: folded corner of a page (as from a book or magazine, so as to mark one's place)
dog-ear: To fold the corner of a book's page
His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down.
ear: The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle
ear: A police informant
No I'm not kidding, and if you don't give it to me I'll let it out that you’re an ear.
ear: The fruiting body of a grain plant
He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.
ear: The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea
ear: To plough
For I have none.
ear bud: A small earphone designed for use with portable sound systems
ear bud: An underdeveloped mammalian ear
ear bud: An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge
ear buds: plural form of ear bud
ear canal: The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters
ear canals: plural form of ear canal
ear candle: A hollow candle used in certain alternative medicine practices to assist the natural clearing of earwax
ear candles: plural form of ear candle
ear candling: An alternative medicine practice claimed to assist the natural clearing of earwax from a person's ear by lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal; medical researchers claim it to be both dangerous and ineffective
ear candy: light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance
ear dagger: A medieval dagger with a distinctive ear-shaped pommel
ear daggers: plural form of ear dagger
ear finger: the little finger
ear lobe: The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear
ear lobes: plural form of ear lobe
ear shell: the abalone or its shell
ear shells: plural form of ear shell
ear trumpet: A conical shape designed to channel sound to the apex, which was placed in the ear, to serve as a hearing aid
ear trumpets: plural form of ear trumpet
ear tuft: In birds, a skin projection covered in feathers appearing on the sides of the head, near the ears
ear tufts: plural form of ear tuft
ear tunnel: A part of the ear
ear tunnel: A piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through
ear, nose and throat: A branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the ear, nose and throat (often used attributively). Abbreviated to ENT
ear-shell: Alternative spelling of ear shell
ear-shells: alternate spelling of ear shells (singular ear shell)
external ear: The outer ear
flea in one's ear: A stinging rebuke or rebuff
If he bothers me again, I'll send him home with a flea in his ear.
give ear: To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event
All these fall, and my soul gives ear.
go in one ear and out the other: Said of something that is heard but not attended to; (someone) failed to pay attention
He told me who he saw, but it went in one ear and out the other.
have a word in someone's ear: When you get a moment I'd like to have a word in your ear
have a word in someone's ear: To speak to someone in private
have the wolf by the ear: To be in a sticky situation – a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain
inner ear: The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance
lending an ear: Present participle of lend an ear
lends an ear: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lend an ear
lent an ear: Simple past tense and past participle of lend an ear
make a pig's ear of: To do badly; to make a mess of
Instead, he had lain awake for hours, knowing he'd made a pig's ear of everything, and trying to think of a way to sort things out.
make a silk purse of a sow's ear: To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value
A smart development can make a silk purse of a sow's ear, and the effect on older properties can be quite dramatic.
middle ear: The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea
mind's ear: The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds
Other people do Don't Smoke in Bed and I've Got Your Number and You Came a Long Way From St. Louis, but when I hear them in my mind's ear, hers is the voice I hear.
out on one's ear: fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace
If you are late one more time, you shall be out on your ear.
outer ear: The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum
play it by ear: To do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur
If they ask for something we didn't prepare, we will have to play it by ear.
play it by ear: To play a song according to how it sounds, rather than from a written score
rabbit ear: The bunny cactus, Opuntia microdasys, which has erect, flat branches covered prominently with bristles
rabbit ear mite: A parasite, Psoroptes cuniculi, that causes cheyletiellosis and psoroptic mange in rabbits
rabbit ear mites: plural form of rabbit ear mite
talk someone's ear off: To talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated
If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.
tin ear: Insensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language
Despite their careless scholarship and a less tangible quality that some would call a tin ear for poetry, Morris Halle and S. J. Keyser, as metrists, have the considerable virtue of explicitness.
turn a deaf ear: to refuse to listen or hear something
wood ear: an edible fungus in the genus Auricula
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear: It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value
ear: Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying. What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear? They had shut their eyes and ears to everything
ear: Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear I'm having my ears pierced
ear: If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well. Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune An ear for foreign languages is advantageous
ear: If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance
ear: If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other
ear: If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action
ear: If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen
ear: If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears
ear: {i} part of the body used for hearing; ability to differentiate between musical tones; sense of hearing; good hearing; ear of corn, corncob
ear: If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground
ear: The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains
ear: {f} form the area of a grain plant that includes the grains; plow,cut into the soil with a plow (British); cultivate, prepare the ground for planting, grow crops (British)
ear: If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing
ear: If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had
ear: If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically. They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can
ear: {v} to shoot out into ears, plow, till
ear: {n} the organ of hearing, handle, spike of corn
cat's ear: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata), also known as flatweed, cat's ear or false dandelion, is a perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. The plant is native to Europe, but has also been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
ear: A spike or head of corn, wheat, etc
grin from ear to ear: (deyim) Give a very big smile
He was grinning from ear to ear, as if he had just won the lottery.
keep one's ear to the ground: (deyim) To be on the watch for new trends or information
keep one's ear to the ground: (deyim) To keep oneself well informed about what is happening around one
make a silk purse out of sow's ear: (Atasözü) (You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear) If you use the wrong material, no matter what you do, you can't make it work
play by ear: 1. Be able to play a piece of music after just listening to it a few times, without looking at the notes. 2. Play a musical instrument well, without formal training. 3. Improvise; to decide one's next steps after one is already involved in a situation
play something by ear: 1. Be able to play a piece of music after just listening to it a few times, without looking at the notes. 2. Play a musical instrument well, without formal training. 3. Improvise; to decide one's next steps after one is already involved in a situation
spin-ear mitch: (Argo) 1.(Aus) much alike; closely resembling one another
He's the spin-ear mitch of his old man.
talk someone's ear off: (deyim) Talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated
If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.
Smiling Ear To Ear: I have a big smile on my face, SETE