ear of corn

  • 11corn silk — noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn • Syn: ↑cornsilk • Hypernyms: ↑style * * * noun : the silky styles on an ear of Indian corn * * * the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 12ear — {{11}}ear (1) organ of hearing, O.E. eare ear, from P.Gmc. *auzon (Cf. O.N. eyra, Dan. ère, O.Fris. are, O.S. ore, M.Du. ore, Du. oor, O.H.G. ora, Ger. Ohr, Goth. auso), from PIE …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13corn — n. maize 1) to grow, raise; husk corn 2) hybrid; Indian; sweet; young corn 3) an ear of corn 4) (misc.) corn on the cob * * * [kɔːn] Indian husk corn raise sweet young corn …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15ear — I. /ɪə / (say ear) noun 1. the organ of hearing, in humans and other mammals usually consisting of three parts (external ear, middle ear, and inner ear). 2. the external part alone. 3. the sense of hearing. 4. keen perception of the differences… …

  • 16ear — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, advertence, advertency, alertness, anvil, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness, audibility, audience, audition, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17ear —   Pepeiao; e eiao (rare); piko (tip).   For inner ear, see niu kuli.    ♦ Protruding ears, pepeiao manana.    ♦ Ears pressing close to the head, pepeiao pili.    ♦ Infected ear, pepeiao pilau, pepeiao hohono.    ♦ Ear bone, kumu pepeiao.    ♦ Ear …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 18corn cob — noun the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn • Syn: ↑corncob • Hypernyms: ↑core • Part Holonyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19corn silk — the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear of corn. [1850 55] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 20éar — 1. n ( es/ ) ear (of corn); 2. 2 m ( es/ as) wave, sea, ocean; 3. 2 m ( es/ as) the earth, the ground; name of the rune for éa; 4. see ǽr; 5. see éare see ár …

    Old to modern English dictionary