Ear vs Mouth - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between ear and mouth

is that ear is the organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea while mouth is the opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

As verbs the difference between ear and mouth

is that ear is to take in with the ears; to hear while mouth is to speak; to utter.

ear

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), .

Noun

(en noun)

(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.

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(countable, slang) A police informant.

* 1976 , Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner, Gail Morgan Hickman, .

No I'm not kidding, and if you don't give it to me I'll let it out that you’re an ear.

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones.

songsnot all ungrateful to thine ear

The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.

* (Francis Bacon)

Dionysiuswould give no ear to his suit.

* (William Shakespeare)

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears .

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.

(architecture) An acroterium.

(architecture) A crossette.

Alternative forms

* ere

Derived terms

* bend somebody's ear * between the ears * by ear * cauliflower ear * earache * earbud * ear canal * eardrum * earful * earhole * earlobe * earmark * earpiece * earphone * earprint * earring * ears are burning * earshot * earsore * ear to the ground * ear trumpet * earwax * external ear * have one's ears lowered * inner ear * little pitchers have big ears * make a silk purse of a sow's ear * middle ear * mind's ear * out on one's ear * outer ear * surfer’s ear * swimmer’s ear * (ear)

Verb

(en verb)

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

* Two Noble Kinsmen

I eared her language.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (m).

Noun

(en noun)

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.

Synonyms

* head * spike

Verb

(en verb)

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

This corn ears well.

Etymology 3

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

(archaic) To plough.

* 1595 , William Shakespeare, Richard II :

That power I have, discharge; and let them go

To ear the land that hath some hope to grow,

For I have none.

Anagrams

* (l), (l), (l), (l) 1000 English basic words English terms with multiple etymologies ----

mouth

English

(wikipedia mouth)

Noun

(en noun)

(anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

* , chapter=7

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs.

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.

An outlet, aperture or orifice.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=1 citation , passage=‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’}}

(slang) A loud or overly talkative person.

(saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.

(obsolete) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.

* Addison

Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to it, who is the mouth of the street where he lives.

(obsolete) Cry; voice.

(Dryden)

(obsolete) Speech; language; testimony.

* Bible, Matt. xviii. 16

that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established

(obsolete) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

* Shakespeare

Counterfeit sad looks, / Make mouths upon me when I turn my back.

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

(en verb)

To speak; to utter.

He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.

* Hare

mouthing big phrases

To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.

The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.

To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.

The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.

(obsolete) To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.

(Dryden)

(obsolete) To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.

(Sir Thomas Browne)

(obsolete) To make mouths at.

Derived terms

(mouth) * a closed mouth gathers no feet * all mouth and pants/trousers]], all mouth and no pants/[[all mouth and no trousers, trousers, all mouth * ass-to-mouth/ATM * badmouth * bad taste in one's mouth * bellmouth * big mouth * blabbermouth * born with a silver spoon in one's mouth * broadmouth * cottonmouth * dirty mouth * don't look a gift horse in the mouth * down in the mouth * dragon's mouth * dry mouth * fishmouth * flannelmouth * flutemouth * foam at the mouth * foot-and-mouth/foot and mouth * frogmouth * froth at the mouth * goalmouth * guttermouth * headmouth * hand-foot-and-mouth disease * hand-to-mouth * horse's mouth * keep one's mouth shut * largemouth * loudmouth/loud-mouth, loudmouthed/loud-mouthed * motor mouth * mouth bow * mouth-breather * mouthbreathing * mouthbrooder * mouthed/-mouthed * mouther * mouthfeel * mouth-footed * mouth harp * mouth-made * mouth of a sailor * mouth mirror * mouthful * mouthguard * mouthless * mouthlike * mouthly * mouth music * mouth off * mouth organ * mouthpart * mouthpiece * mouth-to-mouth * mouthwash * mouthwatering/mouth-watering * mouthy * out of the mouths of babes * pipemouth * poormouth * potty mouth * put one's foot in one's mouth * put one's money where one's mouth is * put words in somebody's mouth * redmouth * river mouth * run off at the mouth * saltmouth * scabby mouth * sea mouth * shoot off at the mouth * shoot one's mouth off * shut one's mouth * smallmouth * smash-mouth/smashmouth * straight from the horse's mouth * suckermouth * trench mouth * warmouth * wash your mouth out * watch your mouth * word of mouth * wrymouth

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