A pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.(noun)
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Use "headphones" in a sentence
"Also, having high-quality headphones is good too because there's less electrical resistance in the cord, meaning higher volume on a lower setting (and less power exerted by your iPod)."
"Ms. Rosenfeld has found her own tactics: she isolates herself before tournaments, plugs in headphones and blasts "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga."
"The cop scared the heck out of me, but after informing me that driving with headphones is illegal, he was kind enough to give me a written warning, telling me "You look like you have a better uses for the $106 the ticket would cost.""