ear

• advertence
• advertency
• advisement
• appreciation
• apprehension
• attention
• awareness
• care
• cognizance
• concern
• consciousness
• consideration
• discernment
• discrimination
• eye
• grasp
• hearing
• heed
• hyperawareness
• hyperconsciousness
• knowledge
• mark
• mind
• mindfulness
• note
• notice
• observance
• observation
• perception
• recognition
• regard
• remark
• sensitivity
• taste
• thought
• understanding
• watch

• carelessness
• disinclination
• disregard
• disrespect
• heedlessness
• ignorance
• inattention
• indifference
• neglect
• negligence
• obliviousness
• thoughtlessness
• unawareness

• noun
  1. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
  2. The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
  3. A police informant.
  4. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
  5. The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
  6. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
  7. An acroterium.
  8. A crossette.
  9. The fruiting body of a grain plant.
• verb
  1. To take in with the ears; to hear.
  2. To hold by the ears.
  3. To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
  4. To plough.

• The cat perked up its ear at the sound of a distant rustle.
• He whispered a secret into her ear, making her giggle.
• The musician carefully tuned his guitar by ear before the performance.
• The dog tilted its ear in curiosity as it heard the unfamiliar noise.
• The child held the seashell to their ear to listen to the ocean waves.

earshot

faculty

haft

observance

observation

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