eartip

English

A pair of earbuds. The earbud on the right has been disassembled. The grey piece is the eartip.

An assortment of eartips.

Alternative forms

• ear-tip, ear tip

Noun

eartip (plural eartips)

1. The tip of the external ear.
2. A small earpiece or earplug.
3. The part of an earbud that contours to the ear canal.

   Synonym: tip

   The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.

4. The removal of the tip of a cat's ear, done to indicate that the cat has been fixed.

   Synonym: eartipping

   a cat with an eartip

   a cat that has had the tip of an ear removed

Verb

eartip (third-person singular simple present eartips, present participle eartipping, simple past and past participle eartipped)

1. To remove the tip of a cat's ear, in order to indicate that the cat has been fixed.

Anagrams

• Pirate, pirate, pratie, pteria