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earhole

earhole noun: the outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal.

Noun

earhole (plural earholes)

  1. The outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal.
    • What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?
  2. A puncture in the ear, usually in the earlobe, such as for earrings.
  3. An opening in a head-covering, such as a hat or helmet, for the ears.

earhole meaning in Tamil

earhole in Tamil

இடபம்

Forms of earhole

pluralearholes

Origin of earhole

From Middle English ere hol, herehole, equivalent to ear + hole.

Questions about earhole

What does earhole mean?
Earhole means the outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal.
What is earhole in Tamil?
Earhole in Tamil is இடபம். See Earhole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is earhole?
Earhole is a noun.
What is the plural of earhole?
The plural of earhole is earholes.

Words near earhole in the dictionary

  1. Eargles
  2. Earhart
  3. Earharts
  4. earhead
  5. earheads
  6. earhole
  7. earholes
  8. earhorn
  9. earhorns
  10. earie
  11. earies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: earhole (page history and authors); earhole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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