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noun (plural eyes) |
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1. organ of vision: the organ of sight or light sensitivity in vertebrates, usually occurring in pairs. The eye is an approximately spherical organ with light-sensitive rod and cone cells in the retina, which is responsible for converting light into impulses that are transmitted to the brain for interpretation.
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2. visible area of eye: the externally visible part of the eye and the area of face around it, including the orbit, eyelid, and eyelashes
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3. power of sight: the ability to see
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often used in the plural
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  If my eyes get any worse I'll have to wear glasses.
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4. attention: somebody's attention or gaze
He took his eye off the prisoners at the wrong moment.
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5. expression: a look, or the particular facial expression of somebody who is looking at something
She looked me over with a cold eye.
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6. appreciation of something: an ability to recognize and appreciate something
He's got a good eye for talent.
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7. opinion: a point of view or way of thinking
He can do no wrong in her eyes.
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8. new shoot on potato: a dark round patch on a potato tuber, from which a new shoot grows
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9. hole in needle: a hole in the top of a needle for passing a thread through
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10. meteorology center of storm: a calm area at the center of a storm
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11. dress loop part of fastener: a loop into which a small hook fits, used as a means of fastening two parts of a garment together
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12. zoology
Same as eyespot (sense 2)
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13. food tasty cut of meat: a choice central cut of meat
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transitive verb (past and past participle eyed, present participle eye·ing or ey·ing, 3rd person present singular eyes) |
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look at something: to look at something or somebody inquisitively
She quickly eyed the building up and down.
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| [ Old English ēage< Indo-European] |
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| eyed adjective |
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close or shut your eyes to something to ignore or overlook something obvious
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cry your eyes out to cry bitterly
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easy on the eye pleasant to look at (informal)
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give somebody the eye to look at somebody in a way that signals sexual interest
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have eyes in the back of your head to be aware of what is happening when unable to see it (informal)usually used in negative statements
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have your eye on somebody or something to desire or hope to acquire something or attract somebody
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keep an eye on somebody or something
1. to watch somebody or something closely
2. to take care of somebody or something, especially for a short time
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keep your eye on the ball to pay close attention to the matter in hand
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see eye to eye (with somebody) to have a similar outlook or viewpoint to somebody else
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turn a blind eye (to something) to pretend not to be aware of something
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with an eye to something having something as a purpose or objective
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with your eyes (wide) open fully aware of the implications of what you are doing
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