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   Eye

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   noun

   • 1. each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see, the visible part typically appearing almond-shaped in animals with eyelids: "my cat is blind in one eye" Similar organ of sighteyeballinformal:peeperliterary:orbarchaic, humorous:opticrare:globe
   • ▪ the corresponding visual or light-detecting organ of many invertebrate animals.
   • ▪ the region of the face surrounding the eyes: "her eyes were swollen with crying"
   • ▪ used to refer to someone's power of vision and in descriptions of the manner or direction of someone's gaze: "his sharp eyes had missed nothing" Similar eyesightvisionsightpower of sightfaculty of sightability to seepower of seeingpowers of observationobservationperceptionvisual perceptionwatchobservancelookoutgazestareregardobservationsurveillancevigilanceviewnoticecontemplationexaminationinspectionstudyscrutiny
   • ▪ used to refer to someone's opinion or attitude toward something: "in the eyes of his younger colleagues, Mr. Arnett was an eccentric" Similar opinionthinkingway of thinkingmindviewviewpointpoint of viewattitudestancestandstandpointpositionperspectivebeliefcontentionconvictionjudgmentassessmentanalysisevaluationgaugingratingappraisalestimationestimate
   • 2. a thing resembling an eye in appearance, shape, or relative position.
   • ▪ a rounded eye-like marking on an animal, such as those on the tail of a peacock; an eyespot.
   • ▪ a round, dark spot on a potato from which a new shoot can grow: "withered potatoes sprouting at the eyes"
   • ▪ a center cut of meat: US "eye of round"
   • ▪ the center of a flower, especially when distinctively colored: "delicate flowers of light blue color, with white or yellow eyes"
   • ▪ the calm region at the center of a storm or hurricane: "the smaller the eye, the more intense the winds" Similar centermiddlenucleusheartcorehubpivotkernelbosominteriordepthsthickOpposite edge
   • ▪ the extreme forward part of a ship: "it was hanging in the eyes of the ship"
   • 3. the small hole in a needle through which the thread is passed: "strands of glass tiny enough to pass through the eye of a needle" Similar holeopeningapertureeyeletgapslitslotcrevicechinkcrackperforationinterstice
   • ▪ a small metal loop into which a hook is fitted as a fastener on a garment.
   • ▪ a loop at the end of a rope, especially one at the top end of a shroud or stay.

   verb

   • 1. look at or watch closely or with interest: "Rose eyed him warily" Similar look atseeobserveviewgaze atgaze uponstare atscanregardcontemplatesurveyinspectexaminescrutinizestudyconsiderglance attake a glance atwatchkeep an eye onkeep under observationkeep watch onkeep under scrutinykeep under surveillancemonitorwatch like a hawkkeep a weather eye onspy oninformal:have/take a gander athave a squint atget a load ofgive someone/something a once-overcheck outgawp atsize upkeep a beady eye onkeep tabs onkeep a tab onhave/take a butcher's athave/take a dekko athave/take a shufti atclockeyeballliterary:beholdrare:twigsurveilogleleer atstare atgaze atmake eyes atmake sheep's eyes atinformal:eye upgive someone the glad eyegive someone a/the once-overlech after/overundress with one's eyesgive someone the come-ongawp atgawk atperv onOpposite ignore

   Word Origin Old Englishēage, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oog and German Auge.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eyeless adjective

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   What does eyeball mean?

   • "Eyeball", "Eyes", and "Ocular" redirect here. For other uses, see Eyeball (disambiguation), Eyes (disambiguation), and Ocular (disambiguation). An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones).

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   What is a human eye?

   • human eye, in humans, specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. The eye is protected from mechanical injury by being enclosed in a socket, or orbit, which is made up of portions of several of the bones of the skull to form a four-sided pyramid, the apex of which points back into the head.

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   Eye definition: the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which ...

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   An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system .

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   An eye is the part of your body that makes it possible for you to see. When your eyes are closed, you can no longer see — until you open them again. Most animals have eyes, and while having two eyes is most common, some spiders have eight.

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