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- [eer-shot]
- /ˈɪərˌʃɒt/
- /ˈɪə.ʃɒt/
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- [eer-shot]
- /ˈɪərˌʃɒt/
Definitions of earshot word
- noun earshot the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard. 1
- noun earshot The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. 1
- noun earshot the range or distance within which sound may be heard (esp in the phrases within earshot, out of earshot) 0
- noun earshot the distance within which a sound, esp. that of the unaided human voice, can be heard; range of hearing 0
- noun earshot A distance from which sound is still audible. 0
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Origin of earshot
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; ear1 + shot1
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Parts of speech for Earshot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
earshot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for earshot
noun earshot
- perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- faculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- recording — an act of recording.
Antonyms for earshot
noun earshot
- limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
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