ear
IPA: ˈɪr
noun
- (countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
- (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
- (countable, slang) A police informant.
- The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
- The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
- That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
- (architecture) An acroterium.
- (architecture) A crossette.
- (journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
- (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
- Outcroppings and ridges from a baguette surface, where the uncooked dough has been scored.
- (programming) Initialism of Enterprise Application Archive (a file format used to package Java applications)
- (nutrition) Initialism of estimated average requirements.
verb
- (humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.
- To hold by the ears.
- (intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
- (archaic) To plough.