ear shell

  • 21ear — 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,… …

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  • 22shell — /ʃɛl / (say shel) noun 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusc, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusc. 2. any of various objects resembling a shell, as in shape, or in being more or less concave or hollow. 3 …

  • 23Ear trumpet — Trumpet Trump et, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See {Trump} a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Shell Shocker — infobox Book | | name = Shell Shocker author = R.L. Stine country = United States language = English series = Goosebumps classification = Short story genre = Horror fiction, Children s literature publisher = Scholastic Corporation release date =… …

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  • 25ear lobe — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, anvil, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basilar membrane, bony labyrinth, cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, drape,… …

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  • 26shell — [[t]ʃɛl[/t]] n. 1) zool. a hard outer covering of an animal, as of a clam, snail, lobster, or turtle 2) zool. the material constituting any of various coverings of this kind 3) zool. the hard exterior of an egg 4) bot the usu. hard outer covering …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27Ear finger — Finger Fin ger (f[i^][ng] g[ e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a… …

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  • 28shell-like — /ˈʃɛl laɪk/ (say shel luyk) Colloquial (humorous) –noun 1. an ear: a word in your shell like, please. –phrase 2. whisper in someone s shell like, to confide in someone …

  • 29shell-like — 1. adjective Having a similar shape to a seashell 2. noun The ear, particularly in set phrases. Can I have a quick word in your shell like, when youve got a moment? …

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  • 30shell-like — • the ear. e.g. The old phrase Can I have a word in your shell like ? …

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