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épi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
  • groyne noun An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

épi is used for these senses in English:

  • PPE Initialism of personal protective equipment.
  • cowlick An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
  • ear (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
  • groyne An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
  • spike An ear of corn or grain.

ear — full definition

  1. noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
  2. noun A natural talent or trained sense for recognising sound, especially in music or language.
  3. noun Willing attention; the state of being listened to.
  4. noun The seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat or corn.

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