Dictionary Entry
ear
ear is a 3-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The organ of hearing; the external ear. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 3 · Words With Friends 3 · 15 senses
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- 1noun
The organ of hearing; the external ear.
- 2noun
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only.
- 3noun
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.
- 4noun
Same as Acroterium.
- 5noun
Same as Crossette.
- 6noun
Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.
- 7transitive verb
To take in with the ears; to hear.
- 8noun
The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.
- 9intransitive verb
To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
- 10transitive verb
To plow or till; to cultivate.
- 11noun
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- 12noun
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
- 13noun
good hearing
"he had a keen ear"
"a good ear for pitch"
- 14noun
attention to what is said
"he tried to get her ear"
- 15noun
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
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