US /ˈhɛdfoʊn/ UK /ˈhɛdfəʊn/
noun Freq #63779

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A small speaker worn on or in the ear to listen to sound, usually in a pair.

    She put on her headphones to listen to music on the train.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a small speaker worn on or... earphone
Word family
Forms headphones
Derived forms headphonedheadphonelike
Related forms earphone

Etymology

From head + phone.

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