Ähre — meaning in English

English meaning

• ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
• spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

Ähre is used for these senses in English:

• arista (biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
• ear (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
• spike An ear of corn or grain.
• spike (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

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.

spike — full definition

1. noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
2. noun A sudden, sharp increase, especially on a graph or in a price.
3. verb To add alcohol or a drug to a drink, usually without the other person knowing.
4. verb To rise sharply and suddenly.

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