headphones

British  

/ ˈhɛdˌfəʊnz /

plural noun

1. Informal name: cans.  an electrical device consisting of two earphones held in position by a flexible metallic strap passing over the head

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Example Sentences

The reluctant public speaker who preferred to keep his headphones on while coding in the office was now the crypto industry’s willing spokesman in Washington, where the views about crypto were about to change dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal

McNamara uses headphones so people assume he is on a call.

From Los Angeles Times

The door opens and Boo bolts out with headphones on.

From Literature

"It was a timing reference point. There's a tendency when bands are wearing headphones to not be quite as akin with everyone else in the room," he said.

From BBC

In healthy participants, brain activity dropped when the imagined syllable matched the sound played through the headphones.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• earphones
• headphone
• headset