| ear | | |
| n. (body) | 1. ear | the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. |
| ~ sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation. |
| ~ auditory system | the sensory system for hearing. |
| ~ vestibule of the ear | the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear. |
| ~ eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane, tympanum | the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound. |
| ~ organ of hearing | the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound. |
| ~ vestibular apparatus, vestibular system | organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium. |
| ~ fenestra | a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear). |
| ~ arteria auricularis, auricular artery | artery that supplies blood to the ear. |
| ~ head, caput | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains.; "he stuck his head out the window" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. ear | good hearing.; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch" |
| ~ audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing, hearing | the ability to hear; the auditory faculty.; "his hearing was impaired" |
| n. (body) | 3. auricle, ear, pinna | the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear. |
| ~ ear lobe, earlobe | the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear. |
| ~ external ear, outer ear | the part of the ear visible externally. |
| ~ tragus | a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear. |
| ~ cauliflower ear | an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers. |
| ~ cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. ear | attention to what is said.; "he tried to get her ear" |
| ~ attending, attention | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. |
| n. (plant) | 5. capitulum, ear, spike | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
| ~ corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays | tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. |
| ~ mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
| mealie | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ republic of south africa, south africa | a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers). |
| ~ capitulum, spike, ear | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
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