earpiece
English
/ˈɪəpiːs/, /ˈɪɹpiːs/
noun
Definitions
- A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
- A receiver of a telephone to hold near to your ear.
- The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.
Etymology
Affix from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English piece.
Origin
English
piece
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- T-piece English
- afterpiece English
- altarpiece English
- apiece English
- armpiece English
- backpiece English
- bailpiece English
- bedpiece English
- broadpiece English
- centerpiece English
- centrepiece English
- cheekpiece English
- chimneypiece English
- codpiece English
- conepiece English
- cornerpiece English
- crosspiece English
- crownpiece English
- depiece English
- dogear English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eardrum English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earlock English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpieced English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earring English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earware English
- earwax English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earworm English
- earworthy English
- eyepiece English
- facepiece English
- fieldpiece English
- forepiece English
- fourpiece English
- hairpiece English
- handpiece English
- hare's ear English
- headpiece English
- heelpiece English
- kneepiece English
- longear English
- mailpiece English
- mainpiece English
- mantelpiece English
- masterpiece English
- midpiece English
- mistresspiece English
- mouse-ear English
- mouthpiece English
- multipiece English
- namepiece English
- neckpiece English
- nightpiece English
- nosepiece English
- piece English
- pieceless English
- piecemeal English
- piecen English
- piecer English
- pieceth English
- piecewise English
- pieceworker English
- polepiece English
- ridgepiece English
- ringpiece English
- seapiece English
- showpiece English
- sidepiece English
- solepiece English
- stringpiece English
- tailpiece English
- testpiece English
- thumbpiece English
- timepiece English
- toepiece English
- toppiece English
- tosspiece English
- unpiece English
- violetear English
- wheatear English
- workpiece English
- biisi Finnish
- pieza Spanish, Castilian
- イヤー Japanese
- ere Middle English
- pece Middle English
- ia Tok Pisin
- pisi Sranan Tongo
- ear
- piece
- earal
- eared
- earlap
- earbob
- earcap
- earset
- piecer
- earcup
- earful
- earpad
- dogear
- earwax
- earlet
- piecen
- apiece
- earlid
- earhole
- earwear
- earlike
- earware
- earworm
- earloop
- earbone
- earlock
- earsore
- earache
- eardrop
- unpiece
- earflap
- pieceth
- earball
- earshot
- earwork
- longear
- earplug
- earless
- eardrum
- earclip
- earmuff
- earmark
- ear bud
- depiece
- earbash
- eargasm
- earring
- earmold
- earsies
- earpick
- T-piece
- toepiece
- wheatear
- earreach
- earspool
- midpiece
- earphone
- earstone
- bedpiece
- codpiece
- earspoon
- earprint
- armpiece
- seapiece
- eyepiece
- toppiece
- earmould
- forepiece
- mouse-ear
- timepiece
- workpiece
- bailpiece
- conepiece
- violetear
- mailpiece
- earbasher
- tailpiece
- facepiece
- fourpiece
- piecemeal
- kneepiece
- headpiece
- earworthy
- hairpiece
- earshrift
- heelpiece
- earpieced
- polepiece
- tosspiece
- nosepiece
- neckpiece
- solepiece
- pieceless
- handpiece
- showpiece
- piecewise
- ringpiece
- namepiece
- testpiece
- earcockle
- backpiece
- mainpiece
- sidepiece
- ear-reach
- hare's ear
- crownpiece
- broadpiece
- afterpiece
- fieldpiece
- mouthpiece
- nightpiece
- altarpiece
- cheekpiece
- earwitness
- crosspiece
- multipiece
- ridgepiece
- thumbpiece
- ear speaker
- stringpiece
- mantelpiece
- masterpiece
- pieceworker
- centrepiece
- centerpiece
- cornerpiece
- chimneypiece
- ear-piercing
- earsplitting
- mistresspiece