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ear buds

ear buds is the plural of ear bud.

Meaning of ear bud

Noun (1)

ear bud (plural ear buds)

  1. An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

Noun (2)

ear bud (plural ear buds)

  1. An underdeveloped mammalian ear.
  2. (South Africa) A cotton swab.

Questions about ear buds

What is ear buds the plural of?
Ear buds is the plural of ear bud.

Words near ear buds in the dictionary

  1. ear bob
  2. ear bobs
  3. ear bone
  4. ear bones
  5. ear bud
  6. ear buds
  7. ear canal
  8. ear canals
  9. ear candle
  10. ear candles
  11. ear candling

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