part of the body used for hearing; ability to differentiate between musical tones; sense of hearing; good hearing; ear of corn, corncob
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)
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Ears Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
rabbit ears
over head and ears
head and ears
to ding anything in one`s ears
rabbits` ears
an ear or one`s ears
in both ears
to both ears
about the ears
wet behind the ears
by the ears
white-rayed mule`s ears
up to the ears
Origin
From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Meaning
Pay careful attention.
Origin
Probably coined from the habit of dogs, horses etc. to lift their ears when listening attentively.
Pay careful attention.
Origin
Probably coined from the habit of dogs, horses etc. to lift their ears when listening attentively.
Meaning
Naive.
Origin
The allusion is to the inexperience of a baby, so recently born as to be still wet.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Naive.
Origin
The allusion is to the inexperience of a baby, so recently born as to be still wet.
a common (drinking) toast in Queensland
smb. is thick as a brick
indoor television aerial with two adjustable arms
talk at great length
Noun
1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
(hypernym) sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
(part-holonym) head, caput
(part-meronym) vestibule of the ear
2. good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
(hypernym) hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
3. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
(synonym) auricle, pinna
(hypernym) cartilaginous structure
(hyponym) cauliflower ear
(part-holonym) external ear, outer ear
(part-meronym) earlobe, ear lobe
4. attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
(hypernym) attention, attending
5. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
(synonym) spike, capitulum
(hypernym) fruit
(hyponym) mealie
(part-holonym) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
Ears Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of seeing ears, an evil and designing person is keeping watch over your conversation to work you harm.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectEars Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The uranium in addition to reasonable assured resources (RAR) that is expected to occur, mostly on the basis of direct geological evidence, in extensions of well-explored deposits, little-explored deposits, and undiscovered deposits believed to exist along a well-defined geologic trend with known deposits, such that the uranium can subsequently be recovered within the given cost ranges. Estimates of tonnage and grade are based on available sampling data and on knowledge of the deposit characteristics as determined in the best known parts of the deposit or in similar deposits. EAR correspond to DOE's Probable Potential Resource Category.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006Ears Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Electronic Access to Reference Services + Electronic Authoring and Routing System [DEC] + Explicit Archive and Retrieval System [Langley Research]
Explicit Archive and Retrieval System
Electronic Access to Reference Services +
Ears Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
EARS may refer to:
- EARS (software) or Election Agents Record System, software which is used in connection with elections
- Emirates Amateur Radio Society, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in the United Arab Emirates
- Electronic Arts, Redwood Shores, the headquarters of video game company Electronic Arts
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The ear is the organ that detects sound. It not only receives sound, but also aids in balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system.
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The ear is the sense organ that detects sound. Ear may also refer to:
- Ear (botany), the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat
- Ear (mathematics), a type of polygon vertex
- Ear (rune), a part of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc (runic alphabet)
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