eared

adjective \ ˈird \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of eared

: having ears especially of a specified kind or number

a big-eared man

golden-eared corn

Recent Examples of eared from the Web

Its giant-eared monsters are a blank canvas onto which audiences can project any of the terrors that keep them awake at night—gun violence, rising nuclear tensions, ever more devastating natural disasters.

— eliza berman, Time, "John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on," 5 Apr. 2018
Prairie falcons and long-eared owls feed on rodents scampering over still-visible tracks left by Gen. George Patton's tanks at a training camp during World War II.

— louis sahagun, latimes.com, "By ordering new land-use plan, Trump could spark a fight in California deserts," 16 Mar. 2018
After about a year, the band put out its first EP and got onto the bills of several local festivals, the opening slots for national acts passing through and the playlists of more open-eared radio stations.

— milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Top Milwaukee concerts this week: Bands to Watch Best of 2017, Miles Nielsen and more," 4 Jan. 2018
The 28-year old won the coveted, big-eared trophy with Bayern Munich almost five years ago, but played no part in the final as the result of an injury.

— SI.com, "VIDEO: 3-Time Champions League Winner Toni Kroos Reveals Most Emotional UCL Final Win," 22 Feb. 2018
Orchestras in cities our size often coax lazy-eared concertgoers gently into the 20thcentury – let alone the 21st – like drivers nudging reluctant donkeys along a perilous mountain path.

— lawrence toppman, charlotteobserver, "Get your first look at the next season at Charlotte Symphony," 4 Feb. 2018
Hartford looked much like hundreds of other city centers across the country Saturday, overtaken by a swell of people chanting, shaking signs and bobbing down the streets in their pussyhats — the pink, cat-eared symbols of female empowerment.

— rebecca lurye, Courant Community, "Thousands Take To Hartford's Bushnell Park For Women's March," 20 Jan. 2018
In a cluttered corner of his labyrinthine law office, amid dog-eared files and half-empty coffee cups, Samir Sabry stood over a computer screen, his face grave as a stone, watching a clip of a potty-mouthed puppet.

— declan walsh, New York Times, "Cairo’s Lawsuit King Sues Actors, Belly Dancers, Even Puppet Shows," 12 Jan. 2018
But now there may be a solution: A snare-proof collar, successfully tested in domestic dogs, may help keep their colorful, big-eared kin from disappearing in some countries.

— National Geographic, "How Pet Dogs Are Helping Out Their Endangered Kin in the Wild," 8 Dec. 2016

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