Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, plural-normally
Synonyms: ear, earball, King Lear, listener, lug, shell-like
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act or an instance of listening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To listen, especially to check.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: attend, be all ears, behear, earball, give ear, hark, harken, heed, lend an ear, list, listen close, mind, note
Antonyms: none provided
History
From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and the verb are modeled after eyeball.
