ear
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
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Sense 2 noun
good hearing
he had a keen ear
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Sense 3 noun
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
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Sense 4 noun
attention to what is said
he tried to get her ear
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Sense 5 noun
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | auditory system |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | vestibular apparatus |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | head |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | vestibule of the ear |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | eardrum |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | organ of hearing |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fenestra |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | auricular artery |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sense organ |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | audition |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | auriculate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | auricular |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | external ear |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | earlobe |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tragus |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cartilaginous structure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cauliflower ear |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | attention |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | spike out |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | corn |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | fruit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mealie |