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1 corn on the cob
(an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.) maiskolbe -
2 ear
I iə noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) hørsel, gehør•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II iə noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) aksøreIsubst. \/ɪə\/1) øre2) (musikk, språk) gehør, øre, sans3) øre, hank, (feste)flens4) ( i avis) rammeannonse, rammeoppslagbe all ears ( hverdagslig) være lutter ørefeel one's ears burning bli varm om ørene ( overført) føle på seg at noen snakker om engain somebody's ear få noen til å lytte (til seg)give one's ears to\/for something gi\/betale hva som helst for noegive somebody a thick ear klappe til noen, gi noen en skikkelig ørefikgive a willing ear to lytte til, låne øre tilhave an ear for music eller have an ear for rhythm ha gehør, rytmefølelse, rytmesans, ha øre for musikk, være musikalskhave somebody's ear ha innflytelse, ha en persons oppmerksomhethave\/keep an\/one's ear to the ground holde seg godt informert, ha et åpent øre for hva som rører seg i tidenincline one's ear to something (villig) lytte til\/på, låne øre til noemake a pig's ear of something se ➢ pig, 1on my ear (irsk, kun om 1. person entall) småfullplay by ear ( om musikkstykke) spille etter gehøret\/hukommelsen, spille uten noter (overført, også play it by ear) føle seg frem, ta ting som de kommerpull somebody's ear eller pull somebody by the ear dra noen i øret, klype noen i øretring in someone's ears ringe i ørene på noen, gi gjenlyd\/gjenklang hos noenstop one's ears holde for ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret tilturn a deaf ear to vende det døve øret tilup to one's ears with something opp til ørene med noeIIsubst. \/ɪə\/( botanikk) aksbe in the ear stå i aksIIIverb \/ɪə\/( botanikk) danne aks, sette aks -
3 beard
biəd1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) skjegg2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) skjegg, snerp•- beardedskjeggIsubst. \/bɪəd\/1) skjegg2) ( botanikk) skjegg, snerp3) ( zoologi) skjegg4) (mot)hake5) ( bygg) skarp kantfull beard helskjeggIIverb \/bɪəd\/konfrontere, utfordre, trossebeard the lion in his den ( overført) våge seg inn i løvens hule, utfordre noen på (deres) hjemmebane -
4 maize
meiz((American corn, Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America.) maismaissubst. \/meɪz\/( botanikk) maisear of maize maisaks
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ear — for hearing and ear of corn seem in some way to belong together, but in fact they are two quite distinct words etymologically. Ear for hearing [OE] is an ancient term that goes right back to the Indo European roots of the language. Its ancestor… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ear — for hearing and ear of corn seem in some way to belong together, but in fact they are two quite distinct words etymologically. Ear for hearing [OE] is an ancient term that goes right back to the Indo European roots of the language. Its ancestor… … Word origins
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
Corn smut — Huitlacoche Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Subkingdom … Wikipedia
corn on the cob — corn cooked and eaten on the cob * * * corn on the cob A cob of maize with grains still attached, cooked whole and eaten as a vegetable • • • Main Entry: ↑corn * * * corn on the cob UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular corn on the cob … Useful english dictionary
corn — S3 [ko:n US ko:rn] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: corne horn, corner ; CORNER1] 1.) [U] BrE plants such as wheat, ↑barley … Dictionary of contemporary English
corn silk — corn′ silk n. bot the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear of corn … From formal English to slang
corn silk — ☆ corn silk n. the long, silky fibers that are the styles of an ear of corn: the longer fibers hang out of the husk in a tuft which catches pollen … English World dictionary
corn|cob — «KRN KOB», noun. 1. the central, woody part of an ear of corn, on which the kernels grow in rows; cob. 2. Also, corncob pipe. a tobacco pipe with a bowl hollowed out of a piece of dried corncob, often polished on the outside … Useful english dictionary
corn|husk — «KRN HUHSK», noun. the husk of coarse leaves enclosing an ear of corn … Useful english dictionary
corn silk — noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn • Syn: ↑cornsilk • Hypernyms: ↑style * * * noun : the silky styles on an ear of Indian corn * * * the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear… … Useful english dictionary