Synonyms for ear
ɪərear

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earnoun

   the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, pinna, spike, auricle

2. earnoun

   good hearing

   "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, pinna, spike, auricle

3. auricle, pinna, earnoun

   the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, atrial auricle, pinna, auricula atrii, pinnule, auricle, spike

4. earnoun

   attention to what is said

   "he tried to get her ear"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, pinna, spike, auricle

5. ear, spike, capitulumnoun

   fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, head, stiletto heel, pinna, auricle, spindle, spike heel, spike

Matched Categories

1. • Attention
   • Cartilaginous Structure
   • Fruit
   • Hearing
   • Sense Organ

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   organ of hearing

2. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   musical perception, faculty of discriminating sounds, sense of hearing

3. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   regard, heed, attention, hearing

4. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   spike (of grain), head

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   (of grain) spike

2. earnoun

   Synonyms:
   (external) auricle, pinna, concha, (inner) labyrinth

   Associated words:
   otology, otologist, aurist (ear doctor), auricular, otography, otopathy, aural, auditory, otiatrics, lappet, otoplasty, tympanitis, otorrhea, auricled, alveary, otolith, lobe, otic, binaural, malleus, stapes, incus

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "ear":

   aer, ears, rae, bme, ree, rees, esp, word-of-mouth, auditory, esr

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How to use ear in a sentence?

1. Damon Runyon:

   One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man, for as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider.

2. Jennifer Sclafani:

   The interpretation of this one depends on the ear of the beholder, to supporters, it likely sounds like a reassurance coming from a president they already trust and believe. To critics, it may sound like a desperate command from a leader who isn't naturally believable.

3. Allan Lokos:

   Lost a little bit of ear, which you don’t really notice if I don’t tell you about. But they thought I would lose the whole ear.

4. Kevin Roberts:

   We've always known that the governor is his own best communicator, whenever possible we try to put him in his own words and let him do his own talking. At Christie's events, audience members are screened by state police before entering, but they're not screened for political ideology. In an ear when many politicians and campaigns select their audiences, a Chris Christie town hall is different. Anyone who hears about the town hall is allowed to show up. Neil Levesque, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, said town halls are popular because people like getting the chance to ask follow-up questions.

5. David Peralta:

   That was a scary moment. As soon as I saw the ball out of his hand, I saw it right in my face, i'm trying to protect David Peralta. It hit first my shoulder but still got me good on my ear. That first moment when I landed on the ground, I was so scared, but it happens.