[countable] either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with. the left/right ear; He put his hands over his ears. She's had her ears pierced ... Cauliflower ear · Inner ear · Ear-piercing adjective · Ear-piercing noun

1[countable] either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with an ear infection the inner/outer ear She whispered something in his ear.

The earliest known use of the verb ear is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ear is from 1442, in Three Kings of Cologne.

(anatomy) the parts of the ear that form the organs of balance and hearing, including the cochlea compare middle ear, outer ear

​the practice of making small holes in somebody's ears so jewellery can be put in them. He had three ear-piercings. Want to learn more?

Definition of ear drops noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

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​the passage in the body that carries sounds from the ear to the eardrum. Swimmer's ear is an infection of the ear canal that can be caused by bacteria or ...

ear-piercing noun [uncountable] the practice of making small holes in someone's ears so jewelry can be put in them.

Unsurprisingly, since their meanings are so dissimilar, the ear that allows you to hear and the one that bears seeds are different words. The first is an Old ...