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adminicle (iou) and ear (oh)


adminicle (iou)



adminicle noun. M16.
[Latin adminiculum prop, support, from ad AD- + dim. -culum -CULE on an obscure base.]
Something that helps. M16.
Scots Law. Supporting or corroboratory evidence; a Writing tending to prove the existence and tenor of a lost deed. L16.
,admi'nicular adjective helpful, corroboratory L17.

ear (oh)



ear, nose, tooth, eye
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1 ?part of your body?
2 ?hearing?
3 ?grain?
4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear
5
6 a sympathetic ear
7 close/shut your ears to something
8 be all ears
9 be out on your ear
10 be up to your ears in work/Debt/problems etc
11 have something coming out (of) your ears
12 keep your/an ear to the ground
13 keep your ears open
14 go in (at) one ear and out (at) the Other
15 give somebody a thick ear
16 have somebody's ear
17 play something by ear
18 somebody's ears are burning
19 somebody's ears are flapping
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[Sense: 1,2; Origin: Old English eare]
[Sense: 3; Origin: Old English ear]
?PART OF YOUR BODY?
[C] one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with
::She tucked her hair behind her ears.
::She's had her ears pierced (=small holes made in her ears in order to wear earrings) .
whisper/say (sth) in sb's ear
::Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear.
long-eared/short-eared etc
::a long-eared rabbit
inner/middle ear
(=the parts inside your ear which you use to hear sounds)
?HEARING?
[C] used to talk about hearing
to sb's ears
::It sounds odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.
::I just wondered if the rumour had reached your ears (=if you had heard it) .
-see also prick (up) your ears at prick 1 (5)
?GRAIN?
[C] the top part of a plant such as wheat that produces grain
ear of
::an ear of corn
smile/grin etc from ear to ear
to show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot
::She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.
[singular] the ability to learn Music, copy sounds etc
ear for
::She has no ear for Languages at all.
::a good ear for dialogue
a sympathetic ear
used to say that someone listens sympathetically to what someone is saying
::He's always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear .
close/shut your ears to sth
to refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news
::You can't just close your ears to their warnings.
-see also turn a deaf ear at deaf (4), fall on deaf ears at deaf (5)
be all ears
informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
::As soon as I mentioned money, Karen was all ears.
be out on your ear
informal to be forced to leave a job, organization etc, especially because you have done something wrong
::You'd better start working harder, or you'll be out on your ear.
be up to your ears in work/Debt/problems etc
to have a lot of work etc
have sth coming out (of) your ears
informal to have too much of something
::We've got pumpkins coming out our ears this time of year.
keep your/an ear to the ground
to make sure that you always know what is happening in a situation
keep your ears open
to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear some useful information
::I hope you'll all keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual.
go in (at) one ear and out (at) the Other
informal if information goes in one ear and out the Other, you forget it as soon as you have heard it
::I don't know why I tell her anything. It just goes in one ear and out the Other.
give sb a thick ear
BrE informal to hit someone on the ear
::Behave yourself or I'll give you a thick ear!
have sb's ear
to be trusted by someone so that they will listen to your advice, opinions etc
::He claimed to have the ear of several top ministers.
play sth by ear
to play Music that you have heard without having to read written Music
-see also play it by ear at play 1 (11)
sb's ears are burning
used to say that someone thinks that people are talking about them
sb's ears are flapping
BrE spoken used to say that someone is trying to listen to your private conversation
-see also dog-eared
-see also bend sb's ear at bend 1 (7)
-see also send sb off with a flea in their ear at flea (2)
-see also make a pig's ear of at pig 1 (5)
-see also wet behind the ears at wet 1 (7)