"earball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪə.bɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/ [General-American], /ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: earballs [plural], ear ball [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)bɔːl Etymology: From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and verb sense 1 is modeled after eyeball. Etymology templates: {{com|en|ear|ball}} ear + ball, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|Q7362}} sense 1, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|Q6646450}} sense 1 Head templates: {{en-noun}} earball (plural earballs)
  1. (usually in the plural) The ear. Wikidata QID: Q7362 Tags: plural-normally Synonyms: ear
    Sense id: en-earball-en-noun-en:Q7362 Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. The act or an instance of listening.
    Sense id: en-earball-en-noun-WgvKhYc6
  3. (acupuncture) A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.
    Sense id: en-earball-en-noun-Nv5Hgzps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 70 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 43 3 46 1 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪə.bɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/ [General-American], /ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: earballs [present, singular, third-person], earballing [participle, present], earballed [participle, past], earballed [past], ear ball [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)bɔːl Etymology: From ear + ball. Noun sense 1 and verb sense 1 is modeled after eyeball. Etymology templates: {{com|en|ear|ball}} ear + ball, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|Q7362}} sense 1, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|Q6646450}} sense 1 Head templates: {{en-verb}} earball (third-person singular simple present earballs, present participle earballing, simple past and past participle earballed)
  1. (transitive) To listen, especially to check. Wikidata QID: Q6646450 Tags: transitive Synonyms: listen
    Sense id: en-earball-en-verb-en:Q6646450

Noun [Irish]

Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|earbaill|||||||nominative plural|earbaill|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} earball m (genitive singular earbaill, nominative plural earbaill), {{ga-noun|m|earbaill|earbaill}} earball m (genitive singular earbaill, nominative plural earbaill) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut|msn}} Forms: earbaill [genitive, singular], earbaill [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], earball [indefinite, nominative, singular], earbaill [indefinite, nominative, plural], a earbaill [indefinite, singular, vocative], a earballa [indefinite, plural, vocative], earbaill [genitive, indefinite, singular], earball [genitive, indefinite, plural], earball [dative, indefinite, singular], earbaill [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an t-earball [definite, nominative, singular], na hearbaill [definite, nominative, plural], an earbaill [definite, genitive, singular], na n-earball [definite, genitive, plural], leis an earball [dative, definite, singular], don earball [dative, definite, singular], leis na hearbaill [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], earball [error-unrecognized-form], n-earball [error-unrecognized-form], hearball [error-unrecognized-form], t-earball [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. Alternative form of eireaball Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: eireaball
    Sense id: en-earball-ga-noun-RtqctRW4 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 4 33 4 52 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 43 3 46 1 1

Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈɯɾɯpəl̪ˠ/ (note: Lewis, Uist), [ˈʉɾʉpəl̪ˠ] (note: Barra, Tiree), /ˈuɾupəl̪ˠ/ (note: Wester Ross), /ˈɛɾɛpəl̪ˠ/ (note: Wester Ross)
Etymology: From Old Irish erball. Etymology templates: {{der|gd|sga|erball}} Old Irish erball Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|earbaill|||||||plural|earbaill||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} earball m (genitive singular earbaill, plural earbaill), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=earbaill|pl=earbaill}} earball m (genitive singular earbaill, plural earbaill) Forms: earbaill [genitive, singular], earbaill [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], earball [error-unrecognized-form], n-earball [error-unrecognized-form], h-earball [error-unrecognized-form], t-earball [error-unrecognized-form], earaball [alternative], iorball [alternative], urball [alternative], ealabar [alternative], ulabar [alternative]
  1. a tail Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-earball-gd-noun-7-HHqCsT Disambiguation of Anatomy: 54 46 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (informal, humorous) train of a dress Tags: humorous, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-earball-gd-noun-G8~qwsYr Disambiguation of Anatomy: 54 46 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: earball an eich (english: horsetail), earball na misge (english: hangover)
Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "My earballs hurt from listening to this.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 25, Deviant Ollam, 6:29 from the start, in Deviant's Travel Bag Breakdown (video), YouTube:",
          "text": "I will occasionally put these [earbuds] in. We've talked occasionally on the channel about my hearing problems, and we'll do another video about protecting your earballs and such […]",
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        {
          "ref": "2023 December 26, @Clippers_steve, Twitter:",
          "text": "Spotify won't miss tonight. Just fondling my earballs perfectly",
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        {
          "ref": "2025 January 7, @westeawest, Twitter:",
          "text": "Is explode a transitive verb? It sounds weird to my earballs.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "an t-earball",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "na hearbaill",
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      "form": "an earbaill",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "na n-earball",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "leis an earball",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "don earball",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "leis na hearbaill",
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "form": "t-earball",
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    {
      "form": "earaball",
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    },
    {
      "form": "iorball",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "urball",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ealabar",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ulabar",
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      ]
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      "note": "Barra, Tiree"
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      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "paddock-pipe, horsetail",
          "text": "earball an eich",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the rump",
          "text": "bun an earbaill",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a bushy tail",
          "text": "earball sguabach",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a tail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic humorous terms",
        "Scottish Gaelic informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "train of a dress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "dress",
          "dress"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, humorous) train of a dress"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɯɾɯpəl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʉɾʉpəl̪ˠ]",
      "note": "Barra, Tiree"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈuɾupəl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɾɛpəl̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "earball"
}

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