Ear vs. Lug

Earnoun

(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

Earnoun

(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

Earnoun

A police informant.

Earnoun

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.

Earnoun

The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.

Earnoun

That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.

Earnoun

(architecture) An acroterium.

Earnoun

(architecture) A crossette.

Earnoun

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

Earverb

(humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.

Earverb

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.

Earverb

(archaic) To plough.

Earnoun

The organ of hearing; the external ear.

Earnoun

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; - in the singular only.

Earnoun

That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, - usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.

Earnoun

Same as Acroterium.

Earnoun

Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.

Earnoun

The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.

Earverb

To take in with the ears; to hear.

Earverb

To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.

Earverb

To plow or till; to cultivate.

Earnoun

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

Earnoun

good hearing;

Earnoun

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

Earnoun

attention to what is said;

Earnoun

fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Earnoun

the organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates, especially the external part of this.

Earnoun

an organ sensitive to sound in other animals.

Earnoun

an ability to recognize, appreciate, and reproduce sounds, especially music or language

Earnoun

used to refer to a person's willingness to listen to others

Earnoun

the seed-bearing head or spike of a cereal plant.

Earnoun

a head of maize.

Ear

The ear is the organ that enables hearing and, in mammals, balance. In mammals, the ear is usually described as having three parts—the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.

Lugnoun

The act of hauling or dragging.

Lugnoun

That which is hauled or dragged.

Lugnoun

Anything that moves slowly.

Lugnoun

A lug nut.

Lugnoun

(electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.

Lugnoun

A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.

Lugnoun

A fool, a large man.

Lugnoun

(UK) An ear or ear lobe.

Lugnoun

A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

Lugnoun

(slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.

Lugnoun

A rod or pole.

Lugnoun

A measure of length equal to 2 feet.

Lugnoun

(nautical) A lugsail.

Lugnoun

(harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.Harness pendant suspension mount featuring two lugs (at the bottom). The pendant has one lug (also named loop), placed in the gap between the two lugs of the hanger.

Lugnoun

A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.

Lugnoun

A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.

Lugnoun

A lugworm.

Lugverb

To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.

Lugverb

(transitive) To run at too slow a speed.

Lugverb

To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

Lugverb

To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.

Lugnoun

The ear, or its lobe.

Lugnoun

That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.

Lugnoun

A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.

Lugnoun

The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

Lugnoun

The lugworm.

Lugnoun

A man; sometimes implying clumsiness.

Lugnoun

The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.

Lugnoun

Anything which moves slowly.

Lugnoun

A rod or pole.

Lugnoun

A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.

Lugverb

To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.

Lugverb

To move slowly and heavily.

Lugnoun

ancient Celtic god

Lugnoun

a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

Lugnoun

a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

Lugnoun

marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Lugverb

carry with difficulty;

Lugverb

obstruct;