Word Meaning

ear definition and meaning

n. The organ of hearing; the external ear.
n. 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.
n. 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.
n. Same as Acroterium.
n. Same as Crossette.
n. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.
v. t. To take in with the ears; to hear.
n. The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.
v. i. To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
v. t. To plow or till; to cultivate.

Crossword clues for ear

- A good one is essential to keep pitch perfect
- A lug
- A lug (coll)
- Abalone ... shell
- Abalone, ... shell
- Alternatively, repair organ
- Arrangements are for organ
- Aural organ
- Auricle
- Barley spike
- Boxer's cauliflower ...
- Corn spike
- Ear
- Echo and reverberate at first for listener
- Head of barley
- Head of corn
- Head of wheat
- Hearing organ
- Improvise, play it by ...
- In one ... and out the other
- It makes sound use of hammer and anvil
- It may be pricked or pierced
- Kept to the ground to mostly learn which way the wind’s blowing?
- Listener appearing in the middle
- Listener at head of extra auditory range
- Listener heard cockney say here
- Listening organ
- Listening with it. hear decapitation
- Lug
- New era of musical appreciation
- Oft-pierced body part
- Organ found with drum
- Organ of hearing
- Organ standing in the arena
- Organ that can be lent on request?
- Organ that can take a bashing
- Organ that gets spiked with rings
- Organ with drum
- Piece of corn can become cauliflower, if boxed?
- Play it by this when you improvise
- Sensitivity to music needed for balancing organ
- Spike of wheat
- The lug
- The lug of a mug
- The organ of hearing
- Tip of grain
- Wheat spike
- Wheat tip