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Eye

see synonyms of eye

Noun

1. eye, oculus, optic

the organ of sight

2. eye

good discernment (either visually or as if visually)

Example Sentences:
'she has an eye for fresh talent'
'he has an artist's eye'

3. eye

attention to what is seen

Example Sentences:
'he tried to catch her eye'

4. center, centre, eye, heart, middle

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Example Sentences:
'it is in the center of town'
'they ran forward into the heart of the struggle'
'they were in the eye of the storm'

5. eye

a small hole or loop (as in a needle)

Example Sentences:
'the thread wouldn't go through the eye'

Verb

6. eye, eyeball

look at

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eye

see synonyms of eye
noun
1. 
the organ of sight of animals, containing light-sensitive cells associated with nerve fibres, so that light entering the eye is converted to nervous impulses that reach the brain. In man and other vertebrates the iris controls the amount of light entering the eye and the lens focuses the light onto the retina
▶ Related adjectives: ocular, oculate, ophthalmic, optic
2. (often plural)
the ability to see; sense of vision
weak eyes
3. 
the visible external part of an eye, often including the area around it
heavy-lidded eyes
piercing eyes
4. 
a look, glance, expression, or gaze
a stern eye
5. 
a sexually inviting or provocative look (esp in the phrases give (someone) the (glad) eye, make eyes at)
6. 
attention or observation (often in the phrases catch someone's eye, keep an eye on, cast an eye over)
7. 
ability to recognize, judge, or appreciate
an eye for antiques
8. (often plural)
opinion, judgment, point of view, or authority
in the eyes of the law
9. 
a structure or marking having the appearance of an eye, such as the bud on a twig or potato tuber or a spot on a butterfly wing
10. 
a small loop or hole, as at one end of a needle
11. 
a small area of low pressure and calm in the centre of a tornado or cyclone
12.  photocell
13. informal private eye
14.  all eyes
15.  my eye
16.  an eye for an eye
17.  cut one's eye after someone
18.  eyes out
19.  get one's eye in
20.  half an eye
21.  have eyes for
22.  in one's mind's eye
23.  in the public eye
24.  keep an eye open
25.  keep one's eyes peeled
26.  look someone in the eye
27.  make eyes
28.  more than meets the eye
29.  pick the eyes out
30.  see eye to eye
31.  set eyes on
32.  the eye of the wind
33.  turn a blind eye to
34.  up to one's eyes
35.  with a … eye
36.  with an eye to
37.  with one's eyes open
38.  with one's eyes shut
verbWord forms: eyes, eyeing, eying or eyed (transitive)
39. 
to look at carefully or warily
40. Also: eye up
to look at in a manner indicating sexual interest; ogle
noun
another word for nye

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Eye

see synonyms of eye
noun
1. 
the organ of sight in humans and animals
2. 
a. 
the eyeball
b. 
the iris
brown eyes
3. 
the area around the eye, including the eyelids
to get a black eye
4.  [often pl.]
the power of seeing; sight; vision
weak eyes
5. 
a look; glance; gaze
to cast an eye on something
6. 
attention; regard; observation
7. 
the power of judging, estimating, discriminating, etc. by eyesight
a good eye for distances
8.  [often pl.]
judgment; opinion; estimation
in the eyes of the law
9. 
a thing like an eye in appearance or function
; specif.,
a. 
a bud of a tuber, as a potato
b. 
the spot on a peacock's tail feather
c. 
the center of a flower; disk
d. 
a hole in a tool, as for a handle
e. 
the threading hole in a needle
f. 
a loop of metal, rope, or thread
hook and eye
g. 
an organ sensitive to light, as in certain lower forms of life
h. 
photoelectric cell
i. 
a section of any of certain cuts of meat
eye of round
j. 
a hole, as in certain cheeses
10.  Slang, Obsolete
a private detective; private eye
11.  Meteorology
the calm, low-pressure area at the center of a hurricane, around which winds of high velocity move
12.  [pl.]; Nautical
the part of the main deck of a vessel that is farthest forward
verb transitiveWord forms: eyed, ˈeyeing or ˈeying
13. 
to look at; watch carefully; observe
14. 
to provide with eyes, or holes
verb intransitive
15.  Obsolete
to appear (to the eyes)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Eye

see synonyms of eye
n.
1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity.
2.
a. Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are sent to the brain; the vertebrate organ of vision.
b. The external, visible portion of this organ together with its associated structures, especially the eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
c. The pigmented iris of this organ.
3. The faculty of seeing; vision.
4. The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments:has a good eye for understated fashion.
5.
a. A way of regarding something; a point of view:To my eye, the decorations are excellent.
b. Attention:The lavish window display immediately got my eye.
c. Watchful attention or supervision:always under his boss's eye; kept an eye on her valuables.
6. Something suggestive of the vertebrate organ of vision, especially:
a. An opening in a needle.
b. The aperture of a camera.
c. A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.
d. A circular marking on a peacock's feather.
e. Chiefly Southern US The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove.Also called regionallycap1, griddle.
7. A photosensitive device, such as a photoelectric cell.
8. Botany
a. A bud on a twig or tuber:the eye of a potato.
b. The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.
9.
a. Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
b. The center or focal point of attention or action:right in the eye of the controversy.
10. Informal A detective, especially a private investigator.
11. A choice center cut of meat, as of beef:eye of the round.
tr.v.eyed, eye·ing or ey·ing(iing), eyes
1. To look at:eyed the passing crowd with indifference.
2. To watch closely:eyed the shark's movements.
3. To supply with an eye.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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