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earwire

earwire noun: a bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear.

Noun

earwire (plural earwires)

  1. A bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear.

Forms of earwire

pluralearwires

Origin of earwire

ear + wire

Questions about earwire

What does earwire mean?
Earwire means a bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear.
What part of speech is earwire?
Earwire is a noun.
What is the plural of earwire?
The plural of earwire is earwires.

Words near earwire in the dictionary

  1. earwiggers
  2. earwigging
  3. earwiggings
  4. earwiggy
  5. earwigs
  6. earwire
  7. earwires
  8. earwitness
  9. earwitnessed
  10. earwitnesses
  11. earwitnessing

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