Definition of headphone
:an earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head
—usually used in plural
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Silent Events, the company responsible for Bonnaroo's silent disco, will provides headphones and tunes.
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Bartman, wearing headphones and a Cubs hat, looked confused and scared.
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A resident of the 1000 block of Pine Street told police July 20 that sometime overnight July 19 or July 20, someone entered unlocked vehicles and took a set of headphones in one of the autos.
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Three years into its lifespan, my iPhone 6 has a headphone jack that no longer works, a charging port that works half the time, and ghosts in the machine that crash it or turn if off at random.
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Although the meeting occurred behind closed doors, the Israeli leader's microphone remained on and his voice was transmitted to headphones given to reporters earlier.
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Much of the free event was devoted to a silent disco, as fans listened to music using headphones and a cellphone app from iHeartRadio.
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Visitors to the truck trailer wore headphones that described the various settings that were made to look like Yannely's home in the Dominican Republic.
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Players can purchase food, glasses, headphones and bracelets that supposedly provide allergy relief.
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First Known Use of headphone
1908
HEADPHONE Defined for Kids
headphone
play
noun
head·phone
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Definition of headphone for Students
:an earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head
Learn More about headphone
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See words that rhyme with headphone Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about headphone
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