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earball.

The ear.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪə.bɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/General-American/ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/cot-caught-merger
  1. The ear.

    humorous · plural-normally
    to keep one's earballs open
    up to one's earballs
  2. The act or an instance of listening.

  3. A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.

Where this word comes from

From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and the verb are modeled after eyeball.

verb/ˈɪə.bɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/General-American/ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/cot-caught-merger
  1. To listen, especially to check.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and the verb are modeled after eyeball.

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