headphones

Definition

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

Etymology

From head + phones.

Example Sentences

• "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?"