Definition of listen

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Listen (v. i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

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Hark :: Hark (v. i.) To listen; to hearken.
Knebelite :: Knebelite (n.) A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese..
Starch :: Starch (n.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc..
Eavesdrop :: Eavesdrop (v. i.) To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private..
Auscultation :: Auscultation (n.) The act of listening or hearkening to.
Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..
List :: List (v. i.) To hearken; to attend; to listen.
Eavesdropper :: Eavesdropper (n.) One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener..
Hear :: Hear (v. t.) To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow..
Audition :: Audition (n.) The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
Sheen :: Sheen (v. i.) To shine; to glisten.
Gleen :: Gleen (v. i.) To glisten; to gleam.
Glister :: Glister (v. i.) To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
Hearkener :: Hearkener (n.) One who hearkens; a listener.
Audient :: Audient (a.) Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls..
Beady :: Beady (a.) Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening..
Eavesdropping :: Eavesdropping (n.) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law..
Ice Plant :: Ice plant () A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass..
Lithe :: Lithe (v. i. & i.) To listen or listen to; to hearken to.
Listener :: Listener (n.) One who listens; a hearkener.
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