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span>She eagled the fourth hole.
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1921, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English egle, from Anglo-French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila
ear​ring
noun
ear·​ring
ˈir-(ˌ)iŋ -ˌriŋ

Definition

  • an ornament for the ear and especially the earlobe
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
ear​shot
noun
ear·​shot
ˈir-ˌshät

Definition

  • the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice //waited until he was out of earshot
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hail hearing sound
Examples
  • //They were within earshot of each other.
  • //babysitters should remain within earshot of young children
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
earshot
noun

Synonyms

eat​able
adjective
eat·​able
ˈē-tə-bəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • fit or able to be eaten
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • something to eat
  • eat​ables plural food
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
comestible eating edible esculent
Antonyms: Adjective
inedible nonedible uneatable
Examples
Adjective
  • //a survival course in which you learn which wild plants are eatable
Noun
  • //the buffet table aboard the cruise ship always had a tempting array of eatables
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1
eatable
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms