ear-drops

She carefully administers the ear-drops to her child.

Definition

1. Noun (plural form):
   • Medicated liquid for the ear: "ear-drops" refers to a liquid medicine that is administered into the ear canal, typically used to treat infections, inflammation, or earwax buildup.

Usage Examples

• (A liquid medication to be placed in the ear.)
• (The specific dose of the liquid medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "to use ear-drops": to administer the liquid medication into the ear.

  • She used ear-drops before bedtime to soothe the pain. (She placed the medicated liquid in her ear.)

• "a bottle of ear-drops": the container holding the liquid medication.

  • He bought a new bottle of ear-drops at the pharmacy. (A container of the liquid medicine for the ear.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ear (n): the organ of hearing.

  • He cleaned his ear carefully. (The body part where ear-drops are applied.)

• Drop (n): a small amount of liquid.

  • A single drop of ear-drops is enough. (The unit of liquid used in the medication.)

Synonyms

• Otic solution: a medical term for a liquid medicine for the ear.
• Aural medication: a general term for any medicine applied to the ear.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• "to put ear-drops in": to administer the medication.

  • The nurse put ear-drops in the patient's ear. (She placed the liquid into the ear.)

• "to have ear-drops": to possess or be using the medication.

  • I have ear-drops for my swimmer's ear. (I own the liquid medicine for my condition.)