Definition of eary
1. ear [ n ] the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
Used in print:(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
Place flat palms on either side of the head a_few inches away from the ears , fingers pointing toward the shoulders .
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
Scotty murmured , `` No , thanks '' , so softly his father had_to bend his gaunt height across the table and turn a round brown ear to him .
Scotty regarded the ear and the grizzled hair around it with a moment of interest .
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
He smiled and stuck a large finger with white hairs sprouting on_it into his ear as though that might help .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
The doctor , with the air of a man whose professional interests have found scope , drew Alex 's attention to those excellences which might otherwise have escaped him : the fine color in comb and wattles , the length and quality of neck and saddle_hackles , the firm , wide spread of the toes , and a rare justness in the formation of the ear lappets .
Synonyms ear Related Terms sense_organ head vestibular_apparatus auditory_system auricular_artery organ_of_hearing fenestra eardrum vestibule_of_the_ear2. ear [ n ] good hearing
Examples:
"he had a keen ear"
"a good ear for pitch"
(The Providence Journal...)
So the audience last night was all ears and eyes just after Act 2 , got a rousing opening chorus , `` Where's_Charley ? ''
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Although lacking absolute verisimilitude , they supply the ear and the imagination with all necessary materials for re-creation of the original .
Your ear takes you into the ensemble , and you may well become aware of instrumental details which previously were apparent only in the score .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
Publishers want books that will sell , recording_studios want discs that will not seem strange to ears used_to hillbilly and jazz music , grade and high_schools want quaint , but moral , material .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
Cardboard noisemakers , substitutes for the unavailable tin models , were being hawked and bought at makeshift stands every few yards along Broadway , and one 's ears were continually serenaded by the horns ' rasps and bleats .
Synonyms ear Related Terms hearing3. ear [ n ] the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
Used in print:(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)
Carroll diagnosed Mrs._Hull by taking a drop of blood from her ear and putting it on his `` radionic '' machine and twirling some knobs ( fee $ 50 ) .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
I wore a new double-breasted brown worsted suit with a faint herringbone design and wide lapels like a devil 's ears .
I looked_for Jessica to materialize out of the clogging , curdling crowd and , as the time passed and I waited , a fiend came_to_life beside me and whispered in my ear : How was I planning to greet Jessica ?
Synonyms ear pinna auricle Related Terms cartilaginous_structure cauliflower_ear external_ear tragus earlobe4. ear [ n ] attention to what is said
Examples:
"he tried to get her ear"
5. ear [ n ] fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
Synonyms spike capitulum ear Related Terms fruit mealie corn
