earmark
- n identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
- n a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- v give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
I will earmark this money for your research
earmuff
- n either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather
earned run
- n a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team
earned run average
- n (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched