| acoustic |
having to do with sound or hearing. [1/2 definitions] |
| audio- |
a prefix that means "sound" or "hearing." |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| ear1 |
the organ of hearing in people and some other animals. [2/3 definitions] |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| grating2 |
If something is grating, it is unpleasant or irritating, like hearing people arguing without stop. Something that is grating usually keeps going on and on or keeps happening over and over. It might not be too bad at first, but then it gets to be annoying. [1/2 definitions] |
| headphone |
Headphones are something you wear over your head and against your ears to listen to music or other sound. Headphones make the sound clearer and let you hear the sound without other people hearing it. |
| hearing aid |
a small electronic device that makes sound louder and is worn to make poor hearing better. |
| illusion |
a state of seeing, hearing, or otherwise sensing things in a false way. [1/2 definitions] |
| lip-read |
to understand by looking at a speaker's lips instead of by hearing the words. |
| listen |
When you listen, you try to hear something, or you pay close attention in the hope of hearing it. [1/2 definitions] |
| perceive |
When you perceive something, you notice it by means of one or more of your senses. You might perceive smoke through your sense of smell or through your sense of sight. You perceive sound through your sense of hearing. You perceive something as soft or rough through your sense of touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| pretty |
When something is pretty, we like looking at it or hearing it. Most people think flowers are pretty. The sounds that birds make are pretty to many people too. [1/2 definitions] |
| private |
If a place is private, it is away from other people and can't be seen easily, or people are not allowed to go or see into it. If a place is private, it also lets people talk without other people hearing them. [1/6 definitions] |
| range |
A range is the distance or area over which something is able to operate or reach. When a noise is out of your range of hearing, it means it is outside the area where you can hear that sound. [1/7 definitions] |
| record |
to copy by use of a mechanical or electronic device for later hearing or viewing. [1/6 definitions] |
| reflect |
When something reflects light, it throws back light from its surface. In other words, the light bounces off its surface. Heat and sound can also be reflected from a surface. When we hear an echo, we are hearing sound reflecting from a surface. [1/4 definitions] |
| ring2 |
When your ears ring, it means that you hear a sound in your ears that isn't really there outside your ears. Sometimes your ears ring after you've been hearing very loud music or noise. [1/8 definitions] |
| sense |
any of five ways to understand or experience one's surroundings. The senses are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. [1/9 definitions] |
| sharp |
If you have sharp eyes, you can see even very small things easily. If an animal has sharp hearing, they can hear very well. Because dogs have very sharp hearing, they can hear things that humans can't hear. [1/10 definitions] |
| sight |
When you have sight, you can see. Sight is one of the five senses that humans have. The others are hearing, taste, touch, and smell. [1/5 definitions] |