ear

nouns

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
ear
is a part of
the sensory system for hearing
auditory system
is a part of
organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium
vestibular apparatus, vestibular system
is a part of
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
"he stuck his head out the window"
caput, head
is a type of (narrower)
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
good hearing
"he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
ear
is a type of (narrower)
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
"his hearing was impaired"
audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, hearing, sense of hearing
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
auricle, ear, pinna
attention to what is said
"he tried to get her ear"
ear
is a type of (narrower)
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending, attention
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
capitulum, ear, spike