ear

English Thesaurus

1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium (noun.body)

hypernym	:	receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor,
definition	:	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body)

part holonym	:	vestibule of the ear,
definition	:	the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear (noun.body)

part holonym	:	eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane, tympanum,
definition	:	the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound (noun.body)

part holonym	:	organ of hearing,
definition	:	the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound (noun.body)

part holonym	:	fenestra,
definition	:	a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria auricularis, auricular artery,
definition	:	artery that supplies blood to the ear (noun.body)

part meronym	:	auditory system,
definition	:	the sensory system for hearing (noun.body)

part meronym	:	vestibular apparatus, vestibular system,
definition	:	organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium (noun.body)

part meronym	:	caput, head,
definition	:	the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body)

2. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cartilaginous structure,
definition	:	body structure given shape by cartilage (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cauliflower ear,
definition	:	an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers (noun.body)

part holonym	:	ear lobe, earlobe,
definition	:	the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear (noun.body)

part holonym	:	tragus,
definition	:	a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear (noun.body)

part meronym	:	external ear, outer ear,
definition	:	the part of the ear visible externally (noun.body)

3. good hearing (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, hearing, sense of hearing,
definition	:	the ability to hear; the auditory faculty (noun.cognition)

4. attention to what is said (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	attending, attention,
definition	:	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others (noun.cognition)

5. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fruit,
definition	:	the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	mealie,
definition	:	an ear of corn (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times (noun.plant)

6. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear (noun.body)

derivation	:	auriculate, auriculated,
definition	:	having auricles (adj.all)

derivation	:	auricular,
definition	:	relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing (adj.pert)

7. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (noun.plant)

derivation	:	spike, spike out,
definition	:	bring forth a spike or spikes (verb.change)

8. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear (noun.body)

derivation	:	auriculate, auriculated,
definition	:	having auricles (adj.all)

derivation	:	auricular,
definition	:	relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing (adj.pert)

9. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (noun.plant)

derivation	:	spike, spike out,
definition	:	bring forth a spike or spikes (verb.change)