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English to English noun
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The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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listen without the speaker's knowledge | | Example: the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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