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- DictionaryEye/ī/
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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