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English noun: ear | |||
| 1. | ear (body) the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor | ||
| Part holonym | arteria auricularis, auricular artery, eardrum, fenestra, myringa, organ of hearing, tympanic membrane, tympanum, vestibule of the ear | ||
| Part meronym | auditory system, caput, head, vestibular apparatus, vestibular system | ||
| 2. | ear (cognition) good hearing | ||
| Samples | He had a keen ear. A good ear for pitch. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, hearing, sense of hearing | ||
| 3. | ear (body) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | ||
| Synonyms | auricle, pinna | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cartilaginous structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cauliflower ear | ||
| Part holonym | ear lobe, earlobe, tragus | ||
| Part meronym | external ear, outer ear | ||
| 4. | ear (cognition) attention to what is said | ||
| Samples | He tried to get her ear. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attending, attention | ||
| 5. | ear (plant) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn | ||
| Synonyms | capitulum, spike | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fruit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mealie | ||
| Part meronym | corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays | ||
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