ear in English: One of the two parts of your head that you use to hear. (noun)

Translation

One of the two parts of your head that you use to hear.

Word origin

From Old English eare, the old Germanic word for the ear.

Origin: Old English
Root: eare

Grammar

Gender

Pluralears

Examples

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"Ear" is the part of the head you hear with.

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"Ears" is the plural, because we have two of them.

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Here "ears" describes the size of both ears.

Related words

head

The part of your body above your neck, with your eyes, ears, mouth, and brain.

face

The front part of your head, with your eyes, nose, and mouth.

eye

One of the two parts of your face that you use to see.

hear

To take in a sound through your ears.

nose

The part of your face that you use to smell and to breathe.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

bunny

A child's word for a rabbit.

deaf

Not able to hear, or not able to hear well.

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