headphones
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈhɛdfəʊnz//
- United States//ˈhɛdfoʊnz//
- Australia//ˈhedfəʉnz//
- New Zealand//ˈhedfɐʉnz//
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
noun
- 1
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
Circumaural headphones enclose the ear, supra-aural headphones rest on the ear's surface, and earbuds are placed inside the ear.
My headphones / They saved my life / Your tape / It lulled me to sleep
Toward the end of the film Nazu rushes into her bedroom, clamps on headphones and listens to the technopoppy "I Wanna Be Free." The picturization shows her moving convulsively, desperately to the funky beat, turning ever more agitated, until we wonder what she wants to be free from: free from her domestic vise, or free from life?
When it didn't make a sound, he realized the headphones were still covering his ears and tore them off, flinging them to the side.
- 2
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or on the ears.
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English phones English headphones From head + phones.
Forms
- singular
- headphone
headphones · A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
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