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Word entry · 3 letters

ear

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"Corn cob holder"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪə̯/Part of speech nounSorted aerStarts with EEnds with R12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

Word origin

From Middle English er, ere, from Old English ēar (Northumbrian dialect æhher), from Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Cognate with Dutch aar, German Ähre, and West Frisian ier; also Latin acus (“needle; husk”), Tocharian B āk (“ear, awn”), and Old Church Slavonic ость (ostĭ, “wheat spike, sharp point”). More at edge.

Used in a sentence

  • “No I'm not kidding, and if you don't give it to me I'll let it out that you’re an ear.”
  • “a good ear for music”
  • “songs[…]not all ungrateful to thine ear”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01“Corn cob holder”3 letters
02“Corn portion”3 letters
03“Corn serving”3 letters
04“Corn unit”3 letters
05“Mug handle”3 letters
06“Organ for sound”3 letters
07“Part for listening”3 letters
08“Side-of-head feature”3 letters
09“Side-of-head organ”3 letters
10“Side-of-head part”3 letters
11“Sound-sensing organ”3 letters
12“Corn spike”3 letters

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