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between the ears

between the ears prepositional phrase: on the head.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (literally) On the head.
    • To scratch a cat between the ears.
  2. (figuratively) Inside the head.
    • Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.
  3. (informal) In the brain or in the mind.
    • Age is between the ears.
    • The best sex organ sits between the ears.

Words formed from between the ears

  • have cotton between the ears
  • have nothing between the ears

Questions about between the ears

What does between the ears mean?
Between the ears means on the head.
What part of speech is between the ears?
Between the ears is a prepositional phrase.

Words near between the ears in the dictionary

  1. between decks
  2. between jobs
  3. between ourselves
  4. between Scylla and Charybdis
  5. between the devil and the deep blue sea
  6. between the ears
  7. between the hammer and the anvil
  8. between the jigs and the reels
  9. between the lines
  10. between the pegs
  11. between the pipes

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