Synonyms: ear
Definition: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
Similar words: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
Definition: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Definition: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
Similar words: cartilaginous structure
Definition: body structure given shape by cartilage
Synonyms: ear
Definition: good hearing
Usage: he had a keen ear; a good ear for pitch
Similar words: hearing, audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing
Definition: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
Usage: his hearing was impaired
Synonyms: ear
Definition: attention to what is said
Usage: he tried to get her ear
Similar words: attending, attention
Definition: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
Synonyms: spike, capitulum, ear
Definition: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
Similar words: fruit
Definition: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant