(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

(countable, slang) A police informant.

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.

The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.

That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.

(architecture) An acroterium.

(architecture) A crossette.

(journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

Outcroppings and ridges from a baguette surface, where the uncooked dough has been scored.

(humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.

To hold by the ears.

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.