ear
1
[ eer ]
/ ɪər /
noun
Idioms for ear
Origin of ear
1
before 900; Middle English
ere, Old English
ēare; cognate with Old Norse
eyra, German
Ohr, Gothic
auso, Latin
auris, Lithuanian
ausìs, Greek
oûs
OTHER WORDS FROM ear
ear·less, adjective ear·like, adjectiveWords nearby ear
British Dictionary definitions for up to one's ears (1 of 2)
ear
1
/ (ɪə) /
noun
Derived forms of ear
earless, adjective earlike, adjectiveWord Origin for ear
Old English
ēare; related to Old Norse
eyra, Old High German
ōra, Gothic
ausō, Greek
ous, Latin
auris
British Dictionary definitions for up to one's ears (2 of 2)
ear
2
/ (ɪə) /
noun
the part of a cereal plant, such as wheat or barley, that contains the seeds, grains, or kernels
verb
(intr)
(of cereal plants) to develop such parts
Word Origin for ear
Old English
ēar; related to Old High German
ahar, Old Norse
ax, Gothic
ahs ear, Latin
acus chaff, Greek
akros pointed
Medical definitions for up to one's ears
ear
[ îr ]
n.
The organ of hearing, responsible for maintaining equilibrium as well as sensing sound and divided into the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
The part of this organ that is externally visible.
The sense of hearing.
Scientific definitions for up to one's ears (1 of 2)
ear
1
[ îr ]
The vertebrate organ of hearing, which in mammals is usually composed of three parts: the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. The organs of balance are also located in the ear.
An invertebrate organ analogous to the vertebrate ear.
Scientific definitions for up to one's ears (2 of 2)
ear
2
[ îr ]
The seed-bearing spike of a cereal plant, such as corn or wheat.
Cultural definitions for up to one's ears
ear
The organ of hearing, which also plays a role in maintaining balance. It is divided into the outer ear (from the outside to the eardrum), the middle ear, and the inner ear.
Idioms and Phrases with up to one's ears (1 of 2)
up to one's ears
Also, in up to one's eyes or eyeballs or neck. Deeply involved; also, oversupplied, surfeited. For example, I'm up to my ears in work, or He's in up to his eyes with the in-laws. This hyperbolic and slangy idiom implies one is flooded with something up to those organs. The first was first recorded in 1839; up to the eyes in 1778; to the eyeballs in 1911; to the neck in 1856.
Idioms and Phrases with up to one's ears (2 of 2)
ear