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Word entry · 3 letters

ear

Best crossword clue

"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

01Corn cob holder3 letters
02Corn portion3 letters
03Corn serving3 letters
04Corn unit3 letters
05Mug handle3 letters
06Organ for sound3 letters
07Part for listening3 letters
08Side-of-head feature3 letters

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