Definitions
Audio device worn over or in the ears for private listening.
Word origin
From head + phones.
Used in a sentence
“Circumaural headphones enclose the ear, supra-aural headphones rest on the ear's surface, and earbuds are placed inside the ear.”
“My headphones / They saved my life / Your tape / It lulled me to sleep”
“Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Ear covers for audio”10 letters
02“Private listening gear”10 letters
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