eartip

plural eartips · alternative ear-tip · alternative ear tip

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.

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

   Synonyms: tip

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

   a cat with an eartip

   a cat that has had the tip of an ear removed

   Synonyms: eartipping

present singular third person eartips · participle present eartipping · participle past eartipped · past eartipped · alternative ear-tip · alternative ear tip

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