ear

n.

1) to perk up, prick up; wiggle one's ears

2) to pierce smb.'s ear

3) a musical ear

4) the inner; middle; outer ear

5) one's ears perk up, prick up; ring

6) an ear for (to have an ear for music)

7) by ear (to play music by ear)

8) (misc.) to lend an ear to ('to pay attention to'); to turn a deaf ear to ('to pay no attention to'); to fall on deaf ears ('to be disregarded'); a cauliflower ear ('an ear deformed by repeated blows'); to have smb.'s ear ('to have access to smb. who is superior in rank'); to box smb.'s ears ('to strike smb. on the head'); the loud music grated on our ears; up to one's ears in debt ('heavily in debt'); to play it by ear ('to improvise')

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middle

outer ear

prick up

ring

the loud music grated on our ears

wiggle one's ears

a cauliflower ear ('an ear deformed by repeated blows')

up to one's ears in debt ('heavily in debt')

to fall on deaf ears ('to be disregarded')

to have smb. 's ear ('to have access to smb. who is superior in rank')

to play it by ear ('to improvise')

to turn a deaf ear to ('to pay no attention to')

to box smb. 's ears ('to strike smb. on the head')

a musical ear

one's ears perk up

the inner

to perk up

to pierce smb. 's ear

(misc.) to lend an ear to ('to pay attention to')

an ear for (to have an ear for music)

by ear (to play music by ear)