ear
n.
part of the body used for hearing; ability to differentiate between musical tones; sense of hearing; good hearing; ear of corn, corncob
v.
form the area of a grain plant that includes the grains; plow,cut into the soil with a plow (British); cultivate, prepare the ground for planting, grow crops (British)
Ear
EAR (file format)
An Enterprise ARchive, or EAR, is a file format used by
Java EE for packaging one or more modules into a single archive so that the deployment of the various
modules onto an
application server happens simultaneously and coherently. It also contains
XML files called deployment descriptors which describe how to deploy the modules on an application server.
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Ear
ear
Noun
1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
(hypernym) sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
(part-holonym) head, caput
(part-meronym) vestibule of the ear
2. good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
(hypernym) hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
3. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
(synonym) auricle, pinna
(hypernym) cartilaginous structure
(hyponym) cauliflower ear
(part-holonym) external ear, outer ear
(part-meronym) earlobe, ear lobe
4. attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
(hypernym) attention, attending
5. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
(synonym) spike, capitulum
(hypernym) fruit
(hyponym) mealie
(part-holonym) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
Ear
(v. t.)
To take in with the ears; to hear.
(v. t.)
To plow or till; to cultivate.
(v. i.)
To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
(n.)
The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.
(n.)
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only.
(n.)
The organ of hearing; the external ear.
(n.)
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.
(n.)
Same as Crossette.
(n.)
Same as Acroterium.
(n.)
Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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