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eyes and ears

eyes and ears noun: the capacity to see and hear a target.

Noun

eyes and ears pl (plural only)

  1. (metonymically, plural, plural-only) The capacity to see and hear a target.
    • The police need to get eyes and ears on the terrorists.
    • As soon as we cross into the valley, let's get eyes and ears up.

Questions about eyes and ears

What does eyes and ears mean?
Eyes and ears means the capacity to see and hear a target.
What part of speech is eyes and ears?
Eyes and ears is a noun.

Words near eyes and ears in the dictionary

  1. eyerolled
  2. eyerolling
  3. eyerolls
  4. eyers
  5. eyes
  6. eyes and ears
  7. eyes down
  8. eyes in the sky
  9. Eyes of Buddha
  10. Eyes of Horus
  11. Eyes of Providence

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