- prick ear
- noun
Etymology: back-formation from prick-eared: an ear carried stiffly erect
prick ears are required of most terriers by the breed standards
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prick ear
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prick-ear — … Useful english dictionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big … Collocations dictionary
ear — n. 1) to perk up, prick up; wiggle one s ears 2) to pierce smb. s ear 3) a musical ear 4) the inner; middle; outer ear 5) one s ears perk up, prick up; ring 6) an ear for (to have an ear for music) 7) by ear (to play music by ear) 8) (misc.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prick up — phr verb Prick up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog, ↑ear Prick up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ear … Collocations dictionary
ear — See: ABOUT ONE S EARS or AROUND ONE S EARS, BELIEVE ONE S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE S EAR, GIVE AN EAR TO or LEND AN EAR TO, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, JUG EARED, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, MUSIC TO ONE S EARS, PIN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
ear — See: ABOUT ONE S EARS or AROUND ONE S EARS, BELIEVE ONE S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE S EAR, GIVE AN EAR TO or LEND AN EAR TO, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, JUG EARED, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, MUSIC TO ONE S EARS, PIN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
ear — see: about one s ears or around one s ears, believe one s ears, dry behind the ears, flea in one s ear, give an ear to or lend an ear to, go in one ear and out the other, jug eared, little pitchers have big ears, music to one s ears, pin one s… … Словарь американских идиом
prick — verb Prick is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑conscience, ↑ear, ↑eye, ↑needle, ↑tear Prick is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conscience, ↑finger … Collocations dictionary
