Phrase Hound found 261 phrases and 226 compound words that contain ear. The most common are listed below. Open ear in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 261
- inner earThe portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.
- middle earThe cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.
- ear canalThe tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.
- play by earTo play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score.
- outer earThe outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.
- open-earSynonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).
- wood earAn edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.
- ear lobeThe lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.
- ear tagA tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.
- Ear Infections
- ear to the groundThe practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.
- behind the earDescribing a type of hearing aid with microphone, amplifier, and battery that sit in a unit behind the wearer's auricle, and the amplified sound is passed down a tube into the ear canal.
- tin earInsensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language.
- Jew's earA kind of edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae), growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes.
- ear candyLight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.
- ear-piercingExtremely loud (of sound).
- ear-wormAlternative form of earworm: A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
- sea earAn abalone (of the genus Haliotis)
- cauliflower earAn ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.
- cat's earHypochaeris gen. et spp.
- ear trumpetA conical device designed to channel sound to the apex, placed in the ear to serve as a hearing aid.
- ear trainingA form of study of music theory study in which musicians learn aural skills to identify pitches, intervals, melody, chords, rhythms, solfeges, and other basic elements of music, solely by hearing.
- mouse-earA type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands.
- glue earOtitis media with effusion.
- ear dropA topical liquid medication administered to the ear, usually into the ear canal one drop at a time with a dropper.
Compound words 226
- earringA piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
- earphoneA transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
- earpieceA speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
- earacheA pain in the middle or inner ear.
- earmarkA mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
- eardrumA thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
- earwaxA waxy substance secreted by the ear.
- earshotA distance from which sound is still audible.
- earwormA tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
- earplugA piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.