EARS

"EARS" is a plural of: ear.

Date "EARS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	To dream of seeing ears, an evil and designing person is keeping watch over your conversation to work you harm. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
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A right ear.

Anatomy of the Human 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
EARS	English	Elliott Automation Radar Systems	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	If I was 80 years younger, I'd box your ears. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) Any higher, Mr Bond, my ears will pop. (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood) I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) This big man is about to pull off your ears. Aren't you going to listen to him (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont. Based on the novel by Stephen King.) Standing at three foot three, four foot if you count the ears, is Bugs Bunny (Space Jam; writing credit: Leonardo Benvenuti; Steve Rudnick)
Lyrics	Oozing out my ears (Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me); performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls) Their anger hurts my ears (Stay Together For The Kids; performing artist: Blink-182) You said it all though not many had ears (All Those Years Ago; performing artist: George Harrison) Ring through my ears and sting my eyes (La Isla Bonita; performing artist: Madonna) Wind on my face, sound in my ears (Buffalo Stance; performing artist: Neneh Cherry)
Clever	Space is a dangerous place, especially if it's between your ears! (references; author: unknown) You can win more friends with your ears than you can with your mouth! (references; author: unknown) God has given us two ears, but one tongue, to show that we should be swift to hear, but slow to speak. (references; author: unknown)
Tongue Twisters	Ere her ear hears her err, here ears err here. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Big Ears Ernie (1967) You and Your Ears (1956) The Wonderful Ears of Johnny McGoggin (1946) Mountain Ears (1939) Ears of Experience (1937)
Song Titles	For Your Ears Only (performing artist: World Entertainment War)
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Domain	Title
Books	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information About Disorders of the Ears, Nose, Sinus Cavities, Pharynx, and Larynx Including Ear Infections, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders (Health Reference Series, Vol 37) (reference) Bugs Bunny and His Sunburned Ears (Super Shape) (reference) My Ears Are Bent (reference) Oh, Be Careful Little Ears : Contemporary Christian Music (reference) Carving Ears & Hair: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Realistic Features (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Rabbit Ears - How the Rhino Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump (reference) Flaming Ears (reference) Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears and Other Caldecott Classics (reference) Prick up Your Ears (reference) Poison: Sight for Sore Ears (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Please Accept My Ears!-Violin (reference) Fertilizer Sound for Planet Ears [IMPORT] (reference) Puccini and Pasta: A Romantic Italian Feast for Your Ears (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Allied Telesyn Rack Mount Ears Kit For 3000 3012T At-3024 & 3600 Series (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Close up of ears of corn. Credit: USDA.		These ears of corn demonstrate some of the differences mutations maintained at the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..
	Otidea leporina, commonly known as Rabbit Ears. Credit: Rick Davis.		Mule's ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) in the Pine zone meadows in Harney County in Oregon. Credit: Mark Armstrong.
	They Who Have Ears To Hear, Let Them Hear. / Tim Bobbin [i.e. John Collier] inv. et del. T. Sanders sculp. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Friends By The Ears. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	I've shed tears over this affair -- now kindly give him your ears. Credit: Library of Congress.		Pogo. That's Ol' Ears, goin' over to visit Uncle Albert. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Husking party finding the red ears / Damon(?). Credit: Library of Congress.		Ears of corn, Camden County, New Jersey. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Author Unknown	What you are doing rings so loudly in my ears that I can't hear what you're saying.
Epictetus	Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
George Meredith	She poured a little social sewage into his ears.
Horace	What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Lord Chesterfield	Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it, you will catch those judgments, such as they are.
Shakespeare	Action is eloquence; the eyers of the ignorant are more learned than their ears.
Sir Richard Burton	Conscience was born when man had shed his fur, his tail, his pointed ears.
Thomas Carlyle	By nature man hates change; seldom will he quit his old home till it has actually fallen around his ears.
Woodrow Wyatt	A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	Thus the aristocracy took their revenge by singing lampoons on their new master, and whispering in his ears sinister prophecies of coming catastrophe. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	The Chancellor could scarcely believe his ears.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	In this state, the voice of the preacher thundered remorselessly, but unavailingly, upon her ears.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The noise of this hinge sounded in his ears as clear and terrible as the trumpet of the Judgment Day.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He leaned his elbows on the table and shut and opened the flaps of his ears.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Pitchers have ears.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	And then he moved away, nose down and ears hanging
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	He thought his ears being used to such abominable words, might by degrees admit them with less detestation
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	I will not have my eyes put out and my ears spoiled by its smoke and steam and hissing
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		WISE EARS! Will Last a Lifetime. (references)
		Presbycusis most often occurs in both ears, affecting them equally. (references)
		Bilateral acoustic neurinomas, which affect both ears, are hereditary. (references)
Economic History	Czech Rep	A partner on the ground can be your eyes and ears into emerging market opportunities. (references)
	Bahrain	Even where there is no formal agent, it is advisable to have a local company serving as a point of contact, providing advice and acting as "eyes and ears." It is important to follow the local agent or contact's advice closely in preparing tenders. (references)
Human Rights	Russia	Two of the corpses had ears cut off. (references)
Women	Kuwait	The maid suffered permanent damage to her face, neck, ears, and arms. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EAVESDROP, v.i. Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and vices of another or yourself. A lady with one of her ears applied To an open keyhole heard, inside, Two female gossips in converse free -- The subject engaging them was she. "I think," said one, "and my husband thinks That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!" As soon as no more of it she could hear The lady, indignant, removed her ear. "I will not stay," she said, with a pout, "To hear my character lied about!" Gopete Sherany
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	In music they are more generally gifted than the whites with accurate ears for tune and time, and they have been found capable of imagining a small catch.
Woodrow Wilson	1913-1921	The groans and agony of it all had not yet reached our ears, the solemn, moving undertone of our life, coming up out of the mines and factories, and out of every home where the struggle had its intimate and familiar seat.
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	Our eyes never will be blind to a developing menace, our ears never deaf to the call of civilization.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	We must learn constantly to turn deaf ears to them.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	To the ears of the world, the President speaks for the Nation.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	But a shortsighted America will soon find its words falling on deaf ears all around the world.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"EARS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "EARS" is used about 3,017 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 (plural)	100%	3,017	3,101

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "EARS".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Abib	N/A	Biblical	Ears of corn
Aznoth-tabor	N/A	Biblical	The ears of purity or contrition
Aznoth-tabor	N/A	Biblical	The ears of Tabor
Carmel	N/A	Biblical	Full of ears of corn
Carmella	N/A	English	Full of ears of corn
Carmen	N/A	English	Full of ears of corn
Carmela	N/A	Italian	Full of ears of corn
Carmina	N/A	Italian	Full of ears of corn
Carmine	N/A	Italian	Full of ears of corn
Carmo	N/A	Portuguese	Full of ears of corn
Carmela	N/A	Spanish	Full of ears of corn
Carmelita	N/A	Spanish	Full of ears of corn
Carmelo	N/A	Spanish	Full of ears of corn
Carmen	N/A	Spanish	Full of ears of corn
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "EARS": a hungry belly has no ears ♦ a singing in the ears ♦ About the ears ♦ all ears ♦ an ear or one's ears ♦ be all ears ♦ be by the ears ♦ be head over ears in love ♦ be over head and ears in debt ♦ be over head and ears in love with ♦ be up to one's ears in debt ♦ be up to one's ears in work ♦ be up to the ears in ♦ be up to the ears in debt ♦ be wet behind the ears ♦ believe one's ears ♦ box on the ears ♦ box smb.'s ears ♦ bring a hornet's nest about one's ears ♦ bring a hornets' nest about one's ears ♦ bring a wasp's nest about one's ears ♦ bundle of ears of corn ♦ By the ears ♦ clip round the ears ♦ cock one's ears ♦ din smth. into smb.'s ears ♦ drooping ears ♦ elegant cat's ears ♦ fall together by the ears ♦ floppy ears ♦ give ears to ♦ grate on the ears ♦ grow into ears ♦ have a ringing in one's ears ♦ have sharp ears ♦ Head and ears ♦ head over ears in love ♦ hear smth. with one's own ears ♦ hold the wolf by the ears ♦ i am all ears ♦ in both ears ♦ it was music to his ears ♦ long ears ♦ mule's ears ♦ my ears are ringing ♦ my ears are tingling ♦ noise control at the ears of the listeners ♦ not believe one's ears ♦ offensive to ears polite ♦ over head and ears ♦ over head and ears in love ♦ perk up one's ears ♦ pig's ears ♦ play by ears ♦ preach to deaf ears ♦ prick up one's ears ♦ prick up smb.'s ears ♦ protruding ears ♦ pull about one's ears ♦ purple ears disease ♦ rabbit ears ♦ Rabbits' ears ♦ reach one's ears ♦ reach smb.'s ears ♦ ringing in the ears ♦ set by the ears ♦ set persons by the ears ♦ shut one's ears to smth. ♦ shut one's ears to the truth ♦ stop one's ears ♦ stuff one's ears ♦ to both ears ♦ To ding anything in one's ears ♦ to lend one's ears ♦ together by the ears ♦ up to one's ears ♦ up to one's ears in ♦ up to the ears ♦ walls have ears ♦ wet behind the ears ♦ words not meant for tender ears. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "EARS": ears-an, ears-of-corn.
	Ending with "EARS": cloth-ears, deer's-ears, eyes-and-ears, Jew's-ears, lop-ears, over-ears, prick-ears, seven-ears, wet-behind-the-ears, wheat-ears.
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Language		Translations for "EARS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ngreh veshët (perk, prick up one's ears), jam deri në buzë në (be steeped, be up to the ears in), dua shumë (be head over ears in love, long), dëgjoj (auscultate, hark, hear, listen, reach smb.'s ears). (various references)

Arabic		‏سمع (discern, hear, hearing, sing out, sound, strike). (various references)

Bulgarian		влюбен до уши (head over ears in love), още съвсем неопитен (wet behind the ears), наострям уши (prick up one's ears), затънал съм до ушите в дългове (be up to the ears in debt). (various references)

Chinese		聃 (ears without rim), 閉目塞聽 (shuts one's eyes and stop up one's ears - be out of touch with reality), 斝 (jade cup with ears), 吐穗 (to have the ears of grain come up), 咡 (space between mouth and ears), 刵 (cut off the ears as punishment). (various references)

Czech		zamilovaný po uši (head over ears in love), vztyèit uši (prick up one's ears), slyšet co na vlastní uši (hear smth. with one's own ears), odstávající uši (protruding ears), nastavovat uši (prick up one's ears), napjatì poslouchat (be all ears), mít tenký sluch (have sharp ears), mít práce až nad hlavu (be up to one's ears in work), mít ještì mléko na bradì (be wet behind the ears), kázat hluchým (preach to deaf ears), dlouhé uši (long ears), byla to pro nìj rejska hudba (it was music to his ears), být zadlužený po uši (be up to the ears in debt), být zadlužený až po uši (be up to the ears in debt), až po uši (over head and ears). (various references)

Danish		ører(svinekød). (various references)

Dutch		oorvloed (glue ear, running ears), oorsuizen (buzzing in the ears), nieuwe varkensziekte (blue disease, blue ear disease, blue-ear disease of pigs, mysterious pig disease, mysterious swine disease, mystery pig disease, new pig disease, porcine epidemical abortion, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS, purple ears disease), mysterieuze varkensziekte (blue disease, blue ear disease, blue-ear disease of pigs, mysterious pig disease, mysterious swine disease, mystery pig disease, new pig disease, porcine epidemical abortion, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS, purple ears disease), blauw-oorziekte (blue disease, blue ear disease, blue-ear disease of pigs, mysterious pig disease, mysterious swine disease, mystery pig disease, new pig disease, porcine epidemical abortion, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS, purple ears disease), blauwe ziekte (blue disease, blue ear disease, blue-ear disease of pigs, mysterious pig disease, mysterious swine disease, mystery pig disease, new pig disease, porcine epidemical abortion, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS, purple ears disease), abortus blauw (blue disease, blue ear disease, blue-ear disease of pigs, mysterious pig disease, mysterious swine disease, mystery pig disease, new pig disease, porcine epidemical abortion, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS, purple ears disease). (various references)

Finnish		velassa korviaan myöten (over head and ears in debt), usuttaa (set at strife, set by the ears, set on somebody), suhina (buzzing in the ears, murmur, sigh, whiz), silmittömästi rakastunut (over head and ears in love), olla pelkkänä korvana (be all ears), luimistaa (flatten his ears), korvat hörössä (with ears pricked up), kantautua jonkun korviin (reach a person's ears), kaikua kuuroille korville (fall on deaf ears), joutua jonkun korviin (reach a person's ears), höristää korviaan (prick up one's ears), antaa jotakuta korville (box somebody's ears). (various references)

French		auriculaire. (various references)

German		Ohren (auricular). (various references)

Greek		κουτσάφτης (with one or both ears cut off), ράπισμα (biff, box, box on the ears, buffet, smack, spanking, spat), σηκώνω τα αυτιά (prick up one's ears), τεντώνω τα αυτιά (prick up one's ears). (various references)

Hebrew		לזקוף אזניו (prick up one's ears), להשתבל (grow into ears), צבת (bundle of ears of corn, nippers, pincers, pliers, sheaf, tongs, tweezers). (various references)

Hungarian		cseng a fülem (my ears are ringing), fülzúgás (singing in the ears, tingle in the ears, tinnitus), fülel (harken, hearken, listen, prick up one's ears, to cock one's ears, to prick one's ears, to prick the ears), fülét hegyezi (to cock its ears, to cock the ears, to prick up one's ears), fülébe dugja az ujját (to put the fingers in the ears), elálló fül (projecting ears), dugába dőlt a tervünk (our plan fell about our ears), éberen figyel (to keep one's ears open), csupa fül (open-eared, to be all ears, to listen with all one's ears, to listen with both ears), felbosszant vkit (to get a rise out of sy, to get sy angry, to get sy up on his ears, to make sy angry, to put sy in a paddy, to rough sy up the wrong way, to stir sy's bile, to take a rise out of sy), cseng a füle (his ears are buzzing), befogja a fülét (to cover one's ears, to hold one's ears, to keep ears stopped, to refuse to hear sy, to stop one's ears, to stuff one's fingers in one's ears), akár a falnak beszélne (to talk to deaf ears), üres fejű (dead above the ears), éles hallása van (have sharp ears), éles füle van (have sharp ears), csupa fül vagyok (I am all ears), meghúzza a fülét vkinek (to pull sy's ears), teljes odaadással hallgat (to listen with all one's ears, to listen with both ears), televíziós szobaantenna (rabbit ears), teleharsogja a fülét vmivel (to din sg into sy's ears), törököt fogott (have a wolf by the ears, have the wolf by the ears, to hold a wolf by the ears, to hold the wolf by the ears), nyitva tartja a fülét (to keep one's ears open), nincs esze (dead above the ears), füstbe ment a tervünk (our plan fell about our ears), megharagít vkit (to get sy up on his ears), feje búbjáig tele van munkával (to be up to one's ears in work), meghallgatásra talál vkinél (have sy's ears), megcibálja vki füleit (to tweak sy's ears), megcibálja a fülét vkinek (to pull sy's ears), leken egy nyaklevest vkinek (to clip sy's ears), figyelmesen hallgat (listen attentively, prick up one's ears, to listen with all one's ears, to listen with both ears), felpofoz vkit (to clip sy's ears), zúg a füle (his ears are buzzing), mindenki a nyakán lóg (have everyone about one's ears). (various references)

Indonesian		tempeleng (slapping on the face or ears). (various references)

Italian		orecchie (scallops, tips). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		耳底 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		じてい (one's residence). (various references)

Manx		cur bassag da (box ears, clap, cuff, pat, slap, smack), cleayshyn y virraghey (prick up ears), cleaysh y chur er hene (prick-up ears). (various references)

Pig Latin		earsay.(various references)

Portuguese		orelhas. (various references)

Romanian		fi dator vândut (be over head and ears in debt), îndrãgostit lulea (love sick, over head and ears in love, spoony), aş face orice (I would give my ears), a-şi astupa urechile (stuff one's ears), bate capul cuiva cu ceva (din smth. into smb.'s ears, din smth. into smb.'s head), cânta dupã ureche (play by ears), ciuli urechile (cock one's ears, prick up one's ears), îmi ţiuie urechile (my ears are ringing), fi îndrãgostit lulea (be over head and ears in love with, spoon), sunt numai urechi (I am all ears), fi numai urechi (be all ears, pin back), incita la ceartã (set persons by the ears), intra într-un viespar (bring a hornets' nest about one's ears), nu vrea sã recunoascã adevãrul (shut one's ears to the truth, shut one's eyes to the truth), pânã peste cap (over head and ears, up to the eye), palma peste ureche (box on the ears), se lua în cãngi (fall together by the ears), cuvinte aspre (words not meant for tender ears). (various references)

Russian		глупость (asininity, crassitude, craziness, density, fatuity, fatuousness, folly, foolery, foolishness, imbecility, inanity, long ears, piffle, silliness, stupidity, unreason, unwisdom, witlessness), насторожиться (prick up ears, prick up one's ears), навострить уши (prick up ears, prick up one's ears), молоко на губах не обсохло (wet behind the ears), быть безумно /по уши/ влюблённым (to be head over ears in love), быть по уши влюбленным (be head over ears in love), потраченный впустую (fall on deaf ears), погрязать в (be up to the ears in), двойная кавычка (rabbit ears), дойти до чьих-л. ушей (reach smb.'s ears). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zaljubljen preko ušiju (head over ears in love), načuljiti uši (prick up one's ears), dopreti do ušiju (reach one's ears), biti do guše u dugovima (be up to the ears in debt). (various references)

Sotho		ditsebe (the ears). (various references)

Spanish		orejas (scallops, tips). (various references)

Swedish		öron. (various references)

Thai		ส่งเสียงทำให้รำคาญ (jangle on someone's ears, jangle upon, jar on someone's nerves). (various references)

Turkish		uçan kuşa borçlu olmak (be up to one's ears in debt), sarkık kulaklar (drooping ears, floppy ears, lop-ears), kulaklarını dikmek (prick up, prick up one's ears), kulaklarım çınlıyor (my ears are tingling), kulakları çınlamak (have a ringing in one's ears), kulak uğuldaması (a singing in the ears), kulak kesilmek (be all ears, cock one's ears, incline one's ear to smb., listen for, prick up one's ears), kulak kabartmak (cock one's ears, eavesdrop, incline one's ear to smb., overhear, prick up one's ears), kulak çınlaması (a singing in the ears), işi başından aşkın (up to the ears), gırtlağına kadar borçta olmak (be up to one's ears in debt), can kulağı ile dinlemek (be all ears), aralarını bozmak (cause bad blood, set at odds, set at variable, set at variance, set by the ears). (various references)

Ukrainian		молоко на губах не обсохло (wet behind the ears), посваритися (be at variance, be by the ears, wrangle). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự ngu độn (long ears). (various references)

Welsh		moeli (become bald, hang ears, make bald), clustfeinio (eavesdrop, prick up the ears). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	auricularium. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	hazangrô-gaoshahe, hazangra-gaoshem. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 7, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai apolabomenoV auton apo tou oclou kat idian ebalen touV daktulouV autou eiV ta wta autou kai ptusaV hyato thV glwsshV autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et adprehendens eum de turba seorsum misit digitos suos in auriculas et expuens tetigit linguam eius
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ða nam he hine asundre of þaremanige. & his fingre on his earen dyde.& spættende his tunge on-hran.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he took hym asidis fro the puple, and puttide hise fyngris in to hise eris; and he spetide, and touchide his tonge.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he toke him asyde from ye people and put his fyngers in his eares and dyd spyt and touched his tounge
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Mark Chapter 7, Verse 33
Cebuano	Ug sa napinig niya ang tawo gikan sa kadaghanan, gikulitog niya ang iyang mga tudlo sa mga dalunggan niini, ug nangluwa siya ug iyang gihikap ang dila niini;
Croatian	On ga uzme nasamo od mnoštva, utisne svoje prste u njegove uši, zatim pljune i dotakne se njegova jezika.
Danish	Og han tog ham afsides fra Skaren og lagde sine Fingre i hans Øren og spyttede og rørte ved hans Tunge
Dutch	En hem van de schare alleen genomen hebbende, stak Hij Zijn vingeren in zijn oren, en gespogen hebbende, raakte Hij zijn tong aan;
Finnish	Niin hän otti hänet erilleen kansasta, pisti sormensa hänen korviinsa, sylki ja koski hänen kieleensä
French	Il le prit à part loin de la foule, lui mit les doigts dans les oreilles, et lui toucha la langue avec sa propre salive;
Gaelic	Is ga thoirt a lethtaobh a mach as an t-sluagh, chuir e mheoir `na chluasan; `s le shile bhean e dha theangaidh;
German	Und er nahm ihn von dem Volk besonders und legte ihm die Finger in die Ohren und spützte und rührte seine Zunge
Hungarian	Õ pedig, mikor kivitte vala azt a sokaság közül egy magát, az újjait annak fülébe bocsátá, és köpvén illeté annak nyelvét,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Yesus membawa orang itu menyendiri dari orang banyak, lalu meletakkan jari-Nya ke dalam kedua telinga orang itu. Lantas Yesus meludah, dan menjamah lidah orang itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka diasingkan-Nya orang itu daripada orang banyak itu, lalu dimasukkan-Nya jari-Nya ke dalam telinganya; kemudian Ia meludah serta menjamah lidahnya.
Maori	Na ka tangohia ia e ia i roto i te mano ki tahaki, a kuhua ana ona maihao ki ona taringa, na ka tuwha, ka whakapa ki tona arero;
Norwegian	Og han tok ham avsides fra folket, og stakk sine fingrer i hans ører og spyttet og rørte ved hans tunge,
Portuguese	Jesus, pois, tirou-o de entre a multidão, à parte, meteu-lhe os dedos nos ouvidos e, cuspindo, tocou-lhe na língua;
Rumanian	El l -a luat la o parte din norod, i -a pus degetele kn urechi, wi i -a atins limba cu scuipatul Lui.
Shuar	Shuar matsatmanumia Jesus niin akanki Jukí kuishin tsara uwejejai tsutsukruamiayi. Tura usukia, nu shuara iniain antintkiamiayi.
Swahili	Yesu akamtenga na umati wa watu, akamtia vidole masikioni, akatema mate na kumgusa ulimi.
Swedish	Då tog han honom avsides ifrån folket och satte sina fingrar i hans öron och spottade och rörde vid hans tunga
Uma	Yesus mpokeni tauna toei ngkai laintongo' ntodea. Ka'oti-na napatani' -i, nape'uso karawe-na hi tilinga-na ntimalia, mpetiliku-i, pai' -i mpojama jila' -na tauna toei.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "EARS": earshot, earshots, earsplitting, earstone, earstones. (additional references)
	Words ending with "EARS": anears, antbears, appears, arrears, bears, besmears, blears, bugbears, clears, coappears, cudbears, dears, disappears, dogears, drears, endears, fears, footgears, forbears, forebears, foreswears, forswears, gears, headgears, hears, interlinears, lears, midyears, mishears, mononuclears, nears, outhears, outswears, outwears, overbears, overclears, overfears, overhears, overwears, pears, polymorphonuclears, preclears, reappears, rears, redears, regears, rehears, retears, schmears, sears, shears. (additional references)
	Words containing "EARS": bearskin, bearskins, clearstories, clearstory, fearsome, fearsomely, fearsomeness, fearsomenesses, gearshift, gearshifts, hearsay, hearsays, hearse, hearsed, hearses, hearsing, nearshore, nearside, nearsides, nearsighted, nearsightedly, nearsightedness, nearsightednesses, prerehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsals, rehearse, rehearsed, rehearser, rehearsers, rehearses, rehearsing, tearstain, tearstained, tearstains, unrehearsed. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"EARS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aeres, aers, Aerts, eadr, eaos, eara, eard, eare, eares, earh, earm, earo, earp, earr, earse, eart, earu, eas, easry, Eayrs, ecar, ecart, Eeris, eers, Eerst, Eezs, eiers, ekarro, ekrs, elar, elars, emars, Eoard, eor, erac, eraq, erasp, erasrg, erasrgc, erast, erax, eres, erez, erq, ersa, erss, erw, etrs, Eures, ewars, ewarts, exar, eyars, Ezard, Iqrs, meares, vears, yarz. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "EARS" (pronounced i"rz or ē"rz)
3	i" r z	adheres, appears, arrears, auctioneers, conventioneers, bandoliers, beers, budgeteers, careers, cashiers, cavaliers, cheers, clears, disappears, electioneers, engineers, fears, financiers, frontiers, gears, gondoliers, hears, interferes, marketeers, mutineers, nears, peers, piers, pioneers, premieres, premiers, profiteers, queers, racketeers, reappears, rears, Sears, smears, sneers, souvenirs, spears, Speirs, spheres, steers, summiteers, veers, viers, volunteers, years.
2	-r z	abhors, admires, adores, affairs, airfares, airs, Ares, armchairs, assures, contours, cores, corps, costars, backstairs, bares, Barres, bars, bazaars, bears, biers, billionaires, Biospheres, blares, bookstores, boors, bores, boxcars, brochures, brushfires, buccaneers, cares, carnivores, cars, centaurs, chairs, choirs, chores, cigars, compares, cures, czars, dares, declares, deplores, despairs, detours, dinosaurs, doors, dowers, downpours, downstairs, drawers, drugstores, encores, endures, ensures, errs, exemplars, explores, fairs, fares, feldspars, flares, floors, forebears, fours, Freres, gars, glares, gores, guarantors, guitars, hairs, handlebars, hares, hectares, heirs, housewares, ignores, impairs, implores, indoors, inspires, insures, jaguars, jars, jeers, Lars, legionnaires, liberators, lures, Mairs, mares, Mars, matures, memoirs, metaphors, millionaires, minicars, mires, moors, motorcars, multimillionaires, musketeers, nares, nightmares, noirs, oars, obscures, ores, outdoors, overtures, pairs, Pares, pars, pears, phosphors, plowshares, pores, pours, prayers, prepares, puppeteers, questionnaires, radars, railcars, reassures, registrars, repairs, reservoirs, restores, retires, roars, scares, scars, scores, secures, seers, seminars, seres, shares, shears, shires, shores, sidebars, sires, snares, soars, somewheres, sophomores, sores.
3	ē" r z	biers, buccaneers, Freres, jeers, musketeers, puppeteers, seers, seres, shears, tiers.
2	-r z	abhors, adheres, admires, adores, affairs, airfares, airs, appears, Ares, armchairs, arrears, assures, auctioneers, contours, conventioneers, cores, corps, costars, backstairs, bandoliers, bares, Barres, bars, bazaars, bears, beers, billionaires, Biospheres, blares, bookstores, boors, bores, boxcars, brochures, brushfires, budgeteers, careers, cares, carnivores, cars, cashiers, cavaliers, centaurs, chairs, cheers, choirs, chores, cigars, clears, compares, cures, czars, dares, declares, deplores, despairs, detours, dinosaurs, disappears, doors, dowers, downpours, downstairs, drawers, drugstores, electioneers, encores, endures, engineers, ensures, errs, exemplars, explores, fairs, fares, fears, feldspars, financiers, flares, floors, forebears, fours, frontiers, gars, gears, glares, gondoliers, gores, guarantors, guitars, hairs, handlebars, hares, hears, hectares, heirs, housewares, ignores, impairs, implores, indoors, inspires, insures, interferes, jaguars, jars, Lars, legionnaires, liberators, lures, Mairs, mares, marketeers, Mars, matures, memoirs, metaphors, millionaires, minicars, mires, moors, motorcars, multimillionaires, mutineers, nares, nears, nightmares, noirs, oars, obscures, ores, outdoors, overtures, pairs, Pares, pars, pears, peers, phosphors, piers, pioneers, plowshares, pores, pours, prayers, premieres, premiers, prepares, profiteers, queers, questionnaires.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: ares, arse, eras, rase, sear, sera.
	Words within the letters "a-e-r-s"
	-1 letter: are, ars, ear, era, ers, ras, res, sae, sea, ser.
	-2 letters: ae, ar, as, er, es, re.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-r-s"
	+1 letter: acres, agers, apers, apres, areas, arise, arles, arose, arses, asker, asper, aster, aures, avers, bares, baser, bears, braes, cares, carse, dares, dears, earls, earns, erase, escar, eskar, eyras, fares, fears, gears, hares, hears, lares, laser, lears, mares, marse, maser, nares, nears, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, races, rages, raise, rajes, rakes, rales, rapes, rares, rased, raser, rases, rates, raves, raxes, razes, reads, reals, reams, reaps, rears, resaw, resay, rheas, saber, sabre, safer, sager, saker, saner, saree, sarge, saver, sawer, sayer, scare, sears, serac, serai, seral, sewar, share, shear, smear, snare, spare, spear, stare, sware, swear, tares, tears, urase, ureas, ursae, wares, wears, years.
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EARS

Specialty Definition: EARS

Specialty Definition: Ear

Abbreviations & Acronyms: EARS

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Crosswords: EARS

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Commercial Usage: EARS

Books

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Image Slideshow: EARS

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Epictetus

George Meredith

Horace

Lord Chesterfield

Shakespeare

Sir Richard Burton

Thomas Carlyle

Woodrow Wyatt

Historic Usage: EARS

Communist Manifesto

Use in Literature: EARS

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: EARS

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Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: EARS

Thomas Jefferson

Woodrow Wilson

Warren G. Harding

Harry S. Truman

Gerald Ford

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: EARS

Derived & Related Names: EARS

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