1. (

• ear

) the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium ;

2. (

• ear

) good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch" ;

3. (

• auricle ,
• pinna ,
• ear ,

) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear ;

4. (

• ear ,

) attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear" ;

5. (

• ear ,
• spike ,
• capitulum ,

) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn ;