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Definition: Ear |
EarNoun1. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. 2. Good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch". 3. The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear. 4. Attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear". 5. Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ear" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Ear used frequently in a figurative sense (Ps. 34:15). To "uncover the ear" is to show respect to a person (1 Sam. 20:2 marg.). To have the "ear heavy", or to have "uncircumcised ears" (Isa. 6:10), is to be inattentive and disobedient. To have the ear "bored" through with an awl was a sign of perpetual servitude (Ex. 21:6). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Industry | A projection on the circle of the double locker carriage below the blade, which engages with the locker bar to enable it to propel and hold the carriage. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | The inlet or intake of a fan. (references) |
Publishing & Graphic Arts | One of the boxes or spaces in the upper corners of the front page of a newspaper. . Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A right ear.
Anatomy of the Human earAn ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound which isn't always in the same part of the body. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and processing of sound (the auditory system), or merely the externally-visible part.
Problems with the ear or auditory processing system in the brain can lead to deafness.
The mammalian ear
Mammals, including humans, have two ears, one on each side of the head.The outer ear is the external portion of the ear. The visible part is called the pinna, or auricle, and functions to collect and focus sound waves. Many mammals can move the pinna in order to focus their hearing in a certain direction, in much the same way that they can turn their eyes. Humans have generally lost this ability. From the pinna, the sound moves into the ear canal, a simple tube running to the middle ear.
The middle ear includes the eardrum (tympanum or tympanic membrane) and the ossicles, three tiny bones of the middle ear. Their Latin names are the malleus, incus, and stapes, but they are also referred to in English as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup respectively. These bones form the linkage between the tympanic membrane and the oval window that leads to the inner ear.
The tympanum turns vibrations of air in the ear canal into vibrations of the ossicles.Reptilian ears only have one bone - the stapes. The other two, unique to mammals, are derived from bones of the jaw, and allow finer detection of sound.
The middle ear is hollow. If the animal moves to a high-altitude environment, or dives into the water, there will be a pressure difference between the middle ear and the outside environment. This pressure will pose a risk of bursting or otherwise damaging the tympanum if it is not relieved. This is the function of the Eustachian tubes - evolutionary descendants of the gills - which connect the middle ear to the nasal cavity. The Eustachian tubes are normally pinched off at the nose end, to prevent being clogged with phlegm, but they may be opened by lowering and protruding the jaw.
The inner ear contains both the organ of hearing (the cochlea) and the labyrinth or vestibular apparatus, the organ of balance located in the inner ear that consists of three semicircular canals and the vestibule.
The cochlea is a hollow organ filled with a fluid called endolymph and lined on the inside with hair cells - sensory cells which are topped with hair-like structures, the stereocilia. All vibrations passing through the middle ear enter the endolymph. Hair cells are varied in length, so that they resonate with sounds of various frequency. Whenever a hair cell resonates, it sends a nerve impulse to the brain, which is perceived as a sound of whatever pitch the hair cell is associated with. A very strong movement of the endolymph due to very loud noise may cause hair cells to die. This is a common cause of partial hearing loss, and the reason why anyone near guns or heavy machinery should wear earmuffs or earplugs.
The vestibular apparatus is filled with the same endolymph as the cochlea, but instead of detecting sound, it detects rotation of the head. If a line is drawn through the middle of each of the three semicircular canals, perpendicular to the plane in which the canal lies, the three lines would be perpendicular. They would represent three axes of rotation. Any rotation could be represented as three simultaneous rotations about the three axes.
Invertabrae ear
Spiders have hairs on their legs which are used for detecting sound.
Diseases and medical conditions of the ear and auditory system
See also:
- Acoustic neurinoma
- Balance disorders
- Barotrauma
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Cholesteatoma
- Ear infections
- Conductive hearing impairment
- Labyrinthine hydrops
- Labyrinthitis
- Ménière's disease
- Meningitis
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Nonsyndromic hereditary hearing impairment
- Otitis externa
- Otitis media
- Otosclerosis
- Perilymph fistula
- Presbycusis
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Sudden deafness
- Tinnitus
- Usher syndrome
- Vestibular neuronitis
- Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders
- Vestibular system
In botany, an ear is the fruiting body of a grain plant, such as maize or wheat, borne at the end of the stalk.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ear."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
EAR | English | European Association of Radiology | N/A |
EAR | French | élément agricole réduit | Food & Agriculture |
EaR | German | Entartungsreaktion | Biology & Biotechnology, Medicine |
| EAR and H | English | East African Railways and Harbours Administration | Transportation |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: EarSynonyms: auricle (n), capitulum (n), pinna (n), spike (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ear |
| English words defined with "ear": A flea in the ear ♦ Bangle ear, Button ear ♦ ear canal, ear doctor, ear fungus, ear lobe, Ear of Dionysius, ear specialist, Ear trumpet, external ear ♦ Lobe of the ear, Lobule of the ear ♦ Midas's ear, middle ear ♦ outer ear ♦ Roasting ear, Rose ear ♦ To give ear to ♦ Vestibule of the ear. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ear": Acupuncture, Ear, artificial ear ♦ blast ear ♦ Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear ♦ ear defender, Ear Deformities, Acquired, Ear Diseases, ear muff, Ear Neoplasms, ear protector, ear simulator ♦ Middle Ear Ventilation ♦ oxygen ear ♦ reusable ear plugs, Ring in the Ear. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ear": Wherret. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ear" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Frisian (ear), Scottish (the east wind). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You do that and I'll put all eight inches of steel in your ear. (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) My ear canals are very sensitive (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) Ow, Christ why the ear, man (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) I could scratch your ear. I could rub your tummy (Stuart Little; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) It was my intention of getting Epstein in here, and putting this pistol to his ear, and blowing a tunnel through his head (Biloxi Blues; writing credit: Neil Simon) | |
Lyrics | Then she bit me on the ear I felt like I was in a Tyson fight (Storybook Life; performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls) Always time for a good conversation, there's an ear for what you say. (UP AROUND THE BEND; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival) Come and whisper in my ear (Dirty Laundry; performing artist: Don Henley) Got me in the ear singin' sweet nothings (Music; performing artist: Erick Sermon) Whispering in my ear (Put Your Lights On; performing artist: Everlast) | |
Clever | Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing (references; author: unknown) He has Van Gogh's ear for music. (references; author: unknown) A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Ere her ear hears her err, here ears err here. (references; author: unknown) The hare's ear heard ere the hare heeded. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Flea in Her Ear (1968) The Private Ear (1967) A Flea in Her Ear (1967) New York Eye and Ear Control (1964) Playing by Ear (1946) | |
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 | A wooden table containing: a ladle full of beans, a sliced loaf of brown bread, a bunch of bananas, muffins, small potatoes, a head of cabbage, an ear of corn, a pile of cereal, yams, apples, a nectarine and some spaghetti. See also AV-3905 and AV-3906. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Pictured is an ear of corn, the kernels are varied in color. Researchers suggest that retroviruses have additional stretches of DNA that act as switches, turning on genes when inserted next to them in the cell's chromosomes. Similar activation of genes causes the variation in pigmentation of these corn kernels. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |
 | Bar graph showing increasing number of office visits for treatment of middle ear infections. Credit: CDC. |  | Remains of native home. Life goes on after Typhoon Amy as shown by spirit of people. Note beautiful flower behind the ear. Credit: Small World. |
 | Field corn on the ear. About a third of Iowa's land (12 million-plus acres) is used to grow corn each year, making Iowa the national leader in corn production in most years. Credit: Lynn Betts. |  | Wilbur Minisee examines an ear of corn. Credit: USDA. |
 | Urzula Zumwalt examines a corn ear for silk damaage caused by western corn rootworm beetles. Credit: USDA. |  | Cat's Ear (Calochortus tolmiei) at Lower Table Rock. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |
 | Caption: Phonograph Arcade, Patrons Listening to Phonographs Through Ear Tubes; Unknown Date; {29.700/3} (jpg). |  | Inspection Of The Ear : School Of Aviation Medicine. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "An ear of corn" by Scheer Jozsef Commentary: "A hawker in Istanbul." | "Ear" by Tammy Sharp Commentary: "My sister's ear." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Blaise Pascal | We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting. |
Francis Quarles | Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. |
| The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were. | |
Joseph Joubert | Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear. |
Lord Byron | No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell! |
| He scratched his ear, the infallible resource to which embarrassed people have recourse. | |
Oliver Wendell Holmes | Death tugs at my ear and says: "Live, I am coming." |
Thomas Fuller | Choose a wife by your ear than your eye. |
Walter Matthau | I always had one ear offstage, listening for the call from the bookie. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | A little quickness of voice there is which rather hurts the ear. |
Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | The consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | At length it broke upon his listening ear. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The buckle of his leather cravat, instead of being on the back of his neck, was under his left ear. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He gave them ear only for a time but he was happy only when he was far from them, beyond their call, alone or in the company of phantasmal comrades |
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman | Rubbish! screamed a fat, elderly woman, in Richard's ear, as he passed her malodorous stall |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Rise, and lend thine ear. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Her exploring fingers had found a lump under her ear. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | There was never yet such a storm but it was Aeolian music to a healthy and innocent ear. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Otitis media is an ear infection. (references) | |
Repeated ear and sinus infections. (references) | ||
This often prompts suspicion of an inner ear problem. (references) | ||
Business | Industrial sources estimate that ear and respiratory protectors will grow 40 percent in the next 3 years. (references) | |
Regarding worker protection equipment, most demanded are shoes, gloves, glasses, ear and respiratory protectors. (references) | ||
Domestic production of SSE is limited to locks, reinforced shoes and boots, safety headgear, uniforms, bulletproof vests, safes, gloves, glasses, ear and respiratory protectors, fences, alarms, and padlocks. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Brazil | Puga suffered four knife cuts, burns, a broken nose, and the loss of five teeth and part of an ear. (references) |
Senegal | The rebels allegedly struck Mballo repeatedly with their rifle butts before cutting off his left ear. (references) | |
Trade | India | The EAA and EAR control the export and re-export of U.S.-origin goods and technical data for reasons of national security; non-proliferation of chemical/biological weapons, nuclear weapon and ballistic missile technology; antiterrorism; other foreign policy concerns and short supply. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
John McCain | You know, that's always interesting in the media and it's fun to speculate on that, you know, there's this differences of opinion and various different leaks and allegiances and who has the ear of the president and all that. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Ear" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.72% of the time. "Ear" is used about 2,873 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.72% | 2,865 | 3,241 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.28% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,873 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ear" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ear | Last name | 200 | 38,125 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "ear". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ozni | N/A | Biblical | An ear |
| Shibboleth | N/A | Biblical | Ear of corn |
| Shobal | N/A | Biblical | Ear of corn |
| Stachys | N/A | Biblical | Spike or ear of corn |
| Uzzen-sherah | N/A | Biblical | Ear of the flesh |
| Zillah | N/A | Biblical | The tingling of the ear |
| Zilla | N/A | English | The tingling of the ear |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "ear": A flea in the ear ♦ an ear or one's ears ♦ artificial ear ♦ aviator's ear ♦ Bangle ear ♦ barrel of the ear ♦ bear's ear ♦ bend smb.'s ear ♦ blast ear ♦ blue ear disease ♦ box on the ear ♦ box smb.'s ear ♦ box the ear ♦ Burnt ear ♦ Button ear ♦ cauliflower ear ♦ clip smb.'s ear ♦ come in at one ear and go out at the other ♦ come in one ear and go out the other ♦ cup one's ear ♦ deaf in an ear ♦ deaf in one ear ♦ delicate ear ♦ disease of the ear ♦ disposable ear plugs ♦ Dog ear ♦ ear ache ♦ ear canal ♦ ear cap ♦ Ear Cartilages ♦ ear clip ♦ Ear cough ♦ ear cover ♦ ear defender ♦ Ear Diseases ♦ ear doctor ♦ ear drops ♦ ear feature ♦ Ear finger ♦ ear for music ♦ ear fungus ♦ ear hole ♦ ear infection ♦ ear lobe ♦ ear mite ♦ ear muff ♦ ear muffs ♦ Ear Neoplasms ♦ ear of a vessel ♦ ear of barley ♦ ear of corn ♦ Ear of Dionysius ♦ ear of rye ♦ ear piece ♦ Ear problems ♦ ear protection ♦ Ear Protective Devices ♦ ear protector ♦ ear reference point ♦ ear ring ♦ Ear sand ♦ ear simulator ♦ Ear snail ♦ ear specialist ♦ Ear stones ♦ ear tinkling ♦ Ear trumpet ♦ Ear vesicle ♦ ear wax ♦ ear witness ♦ elephant ear ♦ Elephant's ear ♦ external ear ♦ external ear canal ♦ fall flat upon the ear ♦ faun ear ♦ first ear ♦ flea in one's ear ♦ get the wrong sow by the ear ♦ give an ear to ♦ give ear ♦ give ear to ♦ grate on the ear ♦ greet the ear ♦ grin from ear to ear ♦ have a poor ear for music ♦ have a quick ear ♦ have an ear for music ♦ have smb.'s ear ♦ he turns a deaf ear ♦ in ear ♦ in one ear ♦ in one ear and out the other ♦ incline one's ear to smb. ♦ inner ear ♦ internal ear ♦ internal ear canal ♦ it grates on the ear ♦ keep one's ear to the ground ♦ lend an ear ♦ lend an ear to. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ear": ear-ache, ear-aerials, ear-bashers, ear-bashing, ear-bending, ear-biting, Ear-bored, ear-boxing, ear-by-stimulus, ear-canal, ear-catching, ear-cleaning, ear-crushing, ear-curdling, ear-damaging, ear-drops, ear-drum, ear-drums, ear-flap, ear-flaps, ear-flattening, ear-fringe, ear-holes, ear-holing, ear-it, ear-lap, ear-lobe, ear-lobes, ear-lock, ear-lowering, ear-mark, ear-marked, Ear-minded, ear-muffed, ear-muffs, ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ear-'oles, ear-opener, ear-opening, ear-patches, ear-phone, ear-phones, ear-pick, ear-piece, ear-pieces, Ear-piercer, ear-piercing, ear-plug, ear-plugs, ear-punishing, ear-rending, ear-ring, ear-ringed, ear-ringing, ear-rings, ear-shaped, ear-shattering, Ear-shell, ear-shot, Ear-splitting, ear-stones, ear-stud, ear-tagged, ear-tested, ear-thudding, ear-tickling, ear-to-ear, ear-tom, ear-to-the, ear-training, ear-trumpet, ear-tufts, ear-tugging, ear-wig, ear-witness. | |
Ending with "ear": middle-ear. | |
Containing "ear": burn-ear-rar-noos, middle-ear deafness, Mouse-ear chickweed, Mouse-ear cress, mouse-ear hawkweed, sail-it-on-its-ear-and-hard-luck-if-you're-seasick. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ear | 1,345 | ear wax removal | 164 |
ear infection | 1,257 | ear nose and throat | 159 |
swimmer ear | 785 | dog ear infection | 156 |
ear piercing | 639 | elephant ear plant | 151 |
ear candle | 579 | ear ring | 145 |
ear ache | 566 | ear tube | 144 |
ringing in the ear | 505 | water in the ear | 139 |
dog ear | 486 | lamb ear | 128 |
ear plug | 476 | anatomy of the ear | 125 |
inner ear infection | 305 | ear thermometer | 122 |
ear candling | 292 | miracle ear | 118 |
ringing ear | 286 | ear protection | 115 |
ear wax | 265 | pierced ear | 110 |
elephant ear | 261 | red ear slider turtle | 106 |
ear piece | 253 | ear disease | 106 |
ear mites | 249 | fluid in ear | 105 |
red ear slider | 185 | adult ear infection | 105 |
inner ear | 183 | ear infection symptom | 101 |
ear problem | 177 | ear training | 99 |
ear pain | 168 | human ear | 94 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ear"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | oor (about, above, after, behind, concerning, more, more than, on, over, upon). (various references) | |
Albanian | vesh (accredit, apparel, array, arrogate, ascribe, attire, attribute, back, cannon, clothe, coat, cover up, Don, dress, endue, enrobe, face, garb, gird, hanger, impute, inlay, invest, line, lug, overlay, paper, pop, pull on, put on, raceme, revet, sheathe, tapestry, throw on, tog, vesture, wear, whack). (various references) | |
Arabic | كوز (cone, ewer, jug, mug, tankard), حاسة السمع (sense of hearing), سنابل, سنبلة (head, spike, tuft), سنبل, سبلة (spike), إذن (consequently, courtesy, furlough, licence, license, lug, order, permission, then), شىء مماثل للأذن. (various references) | |
Asturian | oreya. (various references) | |
Aymara | jincho. (various references) | |
Basque | antolatu. (various references) | |
Bemba | ukutwi. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | mohtóókis. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ухо (eye, hanger, joggle, loop, lug), ръчка (grip, gripe, handle, helve, lever, rein, tiller, tommy bar), клас (clan, class, classification, form, grade, group, notion, range, rating), маншет (cuff, wristband), изкласявам (corn), дръжка (arm, bail, grip, gripe, haft, handgrip, handle, helve, hold, lever, peduncle, petiole, pull, shank, stem, stock). (various references) | |
Catalan | orella. (various references) | |
Cebuano | dalunggan. (various references) | |
Chamorro | talanga. (various references) | |
Chinese | 耳朵 . (various references) | |
Cornish | scovarn. (various references) | |
Czech | ucho (eye, handle, lug). (various references) | |
Danish | øre (auris, tab). (various references) | |
Dutch | oor (handle, tongs), aar (Aar). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | rinrin. (various references) | |
Esperanto | spiko, orelo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | oyra. (various references) | |
Farsi | هرالتی شبیه گوش یامثل دسته کوزه , گوش , خوشه داریاگوشدارکردن , خوشه (Beard, Bunch, Clump, Cluster), شنواءی (Audition, Hearing). (various references) | |
Finnish | korva. (various references) | |
French | oreille (ear feature), épi. (various references) | |
Frisian | ear. (various references) | |
German | Ohr (lug, lug-hole), Kolben (beak, bulb, butt, cob, conk, flask, forcer, hooter, piston, pistons, prick, retort, spadices, spadix, tool), Ähre. (various references) | |
Greek | αυτί (lug, tab), στάχυ. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | vesh. (various references) | |
Hebrew | שמע (account, hearing, report), אוזן, אוגן (brim of a vessel, flange, handle of a tool, limb), אזן (handle, lug). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fül (bail, bow, flap, flappers, handle, lug, shank, tab). (various references) | |
Icelandic | eyra. (various references) | |
Indonesian | telinga, kuping, bulir (counter for long). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | siut. (various references) | |
Irish | cluas. (various references) | |
Italian | orecchio (auris, breast, front portion of mouldboard), spiga (spadix), pannocchia (cob, corncob, panicle). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 耳鼻咽喉 (and throat, nose), 耳 , 穂 (head). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほ (a step, a stride, counter for steps, crawl, creep, guarantee, head, sail, shop, store), じびいんこう (and throat, nose), みみ. (various references) | |
Kongo | kutu. (various references) | |
Korean | 귀. (various references) | |
Lombard | oreggia. (various references) | |
Malay | telinga. (various references) | |
Manx | goll my yeish, cur cleaysh er, cheet my yeish (seed). (various references) | |
Maori | taringa. (various references) | |
Maya | xikin. (various references) | |
Mohawk | ohonhta (outer ear), ohonhsa (inner ear). (various references) | |
Norwegian | øre (øre). (various references) | |
Occitan | aurelha. (various references) | |
Papago | nahk. (various references) | |
Papiamen | oreya, orea, horeya. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | earay.(various references) | |
Polish | ucho. (various references) | |
Portuguese | orelha (lug), ouvido (ear canal, vent), espiga (fang, joggle, pivot, stalk, tang, tenon). (various references) | |
Provencal | aurelha. (various references) | |
Romanian | ureche (audition, eye, handle, hearing, loop, strap). (various references) | |
Romansch | ureglia. (various references) | |
Romany | kan. (various references) | |
Russian | ухо;слух;колос, ухо (earlap, eye, lug), ушко (eye, eyelet, lug), слух (audition, hearing, hearsay, noise, report, rumor, rumour, scuttlebutt, talk, whisper), ручка сосуда, колоситься, колос (colossus), отверстие (aperture, breach, break, gab, gap, hiatus, hole, opening, orifice, slot, vent, ventiduct), проушина, подвеска (hanger, lashing, lavaliere, lug, pendant, pendent, pod, suspension). (various references) | |
Samoan | taliga. (various references) | |
Scottish | cluas (handle of dish, lug). (various references) | |
Sepedi | tsebe. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | uvo, klasati, klas. (various references) | |
Shona | nzeve. (various references) | |
Sicilian | oricchia. (various references) | |
Spanish | oreja (bootstrap, claw, earflap, flap, fluke, handle, informer, lug, palm, tab, wing), espiga (clapper, dowel, fuse, fuze, masthead, peg, shaft, spigot, Spike, sprig, tang, tenon), oído (hearing). (various references) | |
Sranan | yesi. (various references) | |
Swahili | sikio. (various references) | |
Swazi | ín-dlebé. (various references) | |
Swedish | öra (handle, lug), ax (bit, Spike, web). (various references) | |
Tagalog | táynga. (various references) | |
Thai | รวงข้าว (spike), หู, ความตั้งใจ (animus, effect, mind). (various references) | |
Turkish | kulak (aural, lug, oto-). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | слух (audition, hearing), колоситися (spire), вухо (cannon), вушко (eyehole), дужка (bail, tug), давати качани. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nghe (audition, listening). (various references) | |
Welsh | hodi (shoot), clust (handle). (various references) | |
Yucatec | xikin. (various references) | |
Zulu | indlebe. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | auris. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | gaoshem. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | eare. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 31 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Auris quae audit increpationes vitae in medio sapientium commorabitur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The ere that hereth blamyngus of lif, in the myddel of wise men shal al abide. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang igdulongog nga mamati sa pagbadlong sa kinabuhi Magapuyo sa taliwala sa mga manggialamon. |
| Croatian | Uho koje posluša spasonosan ukor prebiva meðu mudracima. |
| Danish | Øret, der lytter til Livsens Revselse, vil gerne dvæle iblandt de vise. |
| Dutch | Het oor, dat de bestraffing des levens hoort, zal in het midden der wijzen vernachten. |
| Finnish | Korva, joka kuuntelee elämän nuhdetta, saa majailla viisaitten keskellä. |
| French | L`oreille attentive aux réprimandes qui mènent à la vie Fait son séjour au milieu des sages. |
| German | Das Ohr, das da hört die Strafe des Lebens, wird unter den Weisen wohnen. |
| Hungarian | A mely fül hallgatja az életnek dorgálását, a bölcsek között lakik. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang yang mengindahkan teguran tergolong orang bijaksana. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang memberi telinga akan tegur selamat, ia itu boleh bermalam di antara orang yang berbudi. |
| Italian | L'orecchio che ascolta un rimprovero salutare avrà la dimora in mezzo ai saggi. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te taringa e whakarongo ana ki te whakatupato e ora ai, ka noho i waenga i te hunga whakaaro nui. |
| Norwegian | Den hvis øre hører på tilrettevisning til livet, dveler gjerne blandt vise. |
| Portuguese | O ouvido que escuta a advertência da vida terá a sua morada entre os sábios. |
| Rumanian | Urechea care ia aminte la knvqyqturile cari duc la viayq, locuiewte kn mijlocul knyelepyilor. - |
| Russian | хИП, ЧОЙНБФЕМШОПЕ Л ХЮЕОЙА ЦЙЪОЙ, РТЕВЩЧБЕФ НЕЦДХ НХДТЩНЙ. |
| Swedish | Den vilkens öra hör på hälsosam tillrättavisning, han skall få dväljas i de vises krets. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ear": earache, earaches, eardrop, eardrops, eardrum, eardrums, eared, earflap, earflaps, earful, earfuls, earing, earings, earl, earlap, earlaps, earldom, earldoms, earless, earlier, earliest, earliness, earlinesses, earlobe, earlobes, earlock, earlocks, earls, earlship, earlships, early, earlywood, earlywoods, earmark, earmarked, earmarking, earmarks, earmuff, earmuffs, earn, earned, earner, earners, earnest, earnestly, earnestness, earnestnesses, earnests, earning, earnings, earns. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ear": anear, antbear, antinuclear, antiwear, appear, arrear, beachwear, bear, besmear, bilinear, blear, bugbear, clear, coappear, cochlear, colinear, collinear, cudbear, curvilinear, dear, disappear, dogear, drear, endear, extranuclear, eyewear, fear, footgear, footwear, forbear, forebear, foreswear, formalwear, forswear, gear, headgear, hear, homonuclear, interlinear, internuclear, knitwear, lear, leisurewear, linear, loungewear, macronuclear, menswear, midyear, mishear, mononuclear, multinuclear. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ear": afeard, afeared, aneared, anearing, anears, antbears, appearance, appearances, appeared, appearing, appears, arrearage, arrearages, arrears, aweary, bearabilities, bearability, bearable, bearably, bearbaiting, bearbaitings, bearberries, bearberry, bearcat, bearcats, beard, bearded, beardedness, beardednesses, bearding, beardless, beards, beardtongue, beardtongues, bearer, bearers, bearhug, bearhugs, bearing, bearings, bearish, bearishly, bearishness, bearishnesses, bearlike, bears, bearskin, bearskins, bearwood, bearwoods, besmeared. (additional references) | |
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"Ear" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aar, aer, ayar, eaa, eab, eac, ead, eadr, eae, eaf, eah, eai, eak, ealr, eam, ean, eao, eap, eara, eard, eare, earh, earm, earo, earp, earr, eart, earu, Eatro, eav, eaw, eax, eay, eaz, ebar, eca, ecar, ecart, ecr, edar, edr, eea, eeh, eeq, eere, eero, Eeurk, efa, efar, Egar, Egr, eha, ehr, ei, eif, eiir, eij, eir, eiro, eiry, Eiu, eja, Ejaz, ekarro, elar, emar, emari, Emrh, enr, eo, eoa, Eoard, eohr, Eoq, eor, eov, eoz, epr, eqa, erac, erah, erai, eraj, erao, Erap, eraq, erar, erau, erax, eray, erh, erj, erp, erq, erv, erw, etar, etr, eua, euer, eur, eury, euv, eux, evar, evr, ewar, exag, exar, exr, eyar, eza, ezad, Ezard, jear, jera, kear, kezar, oear, uar, uear, vear, zear, Zecar. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ear" (pronounced i"r or ē"r) |
| 2 | i" r | adhere, Amir, appear, auctioneer, austere, bandolier, beer, belvedere, bioengineer, bombardier, Brigadier, budgeteer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, cheer, Chevalier, clear, commandeer, conventioneer, dear, deer, disappear, domineer, electioneer, emir, engineer, fear, financier, fleer, Frere, frontier, gear, gondolier, hear, here, insincere, interfere, jeer, Kier, Lear, marketeer, mere, mir, mutineer, near, overhear, pamphleteer, peer, persevere, pier, pioneer, premier, premiere, profiteer, queer, Racketeer, Rainier, reappear, rear, reengineer, rehear, revere, sear, sere, severe, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, souvenir, spear, Speer, speir, sphere, steer, summiteer, unclear, veer, veneer, volunteer, year, Zaire. |
| 2 | ē" r | bier, buccaneer, endear, Keir, mishear, multiyear, musketeer, puppeteer, seer, sightseer, tier, Weir. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: are, era. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-r" | |
-1 letter: ae, ar, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-r" | |
+1 letter: acre, aero, aery, ager, aper, area, ares, arse, aver, bare, bear, brae, care, dare, dear, earl, earn, ears, eras, eyra, fare, fear, frae, gear, hare, hear, lear, mare, near, pare, pear, race, rage, rake, rale, rape, rare, rase, rate, rave, raze, read, real, ream, reap, rear, rhea, sear, sera, tare, tear, urea, vera, ware, wear, yare, year. | |
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