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earshot

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɪəˌʃɒt/
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/ˈɪəˌʃɒt/ · /ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/

Definition of earshot

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (idiomatic, uncountable, usually)A distance from which sound is still audible.
    “I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.”
    “Loola glances about her to make sure that nobody is within earshot, then speaks at last almost in a whisper.”
    “When Atticus was out of earshot Jem yelled after him: “I thought I wanted to be a lawyer but I ain’t so sure now!””
    “Ananda hit the target, an iron drum, from a distance of two earshots. Devadatta, from a distance of four earshots, Sundarananda from a distance of six earshots, and Dandapani [found his target] from one league.”

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Etymology

From ear + shot.

Anagrams of earshot

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