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- pronunciation:
- aI
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- catch someone's eye, keep an eye out, lay eyes on, make eyes at, see eye to eye, set eyes on
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the organ of sight and the area close around it, including the lids, lashes, and brow.
- similar words:
- eyeball, orb, peeper
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| definition 2: |
skill in observing.
an eye for color- synonyms:
- sense
- similar words:
- discernment, judgment, perception, sensitivity
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| definition 3: |
(usu. pl.) judgment or understanding.
In society's eyes, they are outlaws.- synonyms:
- opinion, view
- similar words:
- estimation, judgment, ken, understanding
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| definition 4: |
close attention.
Keep an eye on my things while I'm gone.- synonyms:
- lookout, watch
- similar words:
- attention
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| definition 5: |
a mechanical or electronic device such as a camera lens that looks or functions like a biological eye.
- synonyms:
- lens
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| definition 6: |
the center, as of a storm.
- synonyms:
- center
- similar words:
- heart, hub, middle, midst
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| definition 7: |
any of various things that resemble an eye.
the eye of the needlethe eye of the target- similar words:
- eyelet, grommet, hole, slit
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| related words: |
aperture, gaze, notice, organ, oversight |
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| phrase: |
catch someone's eye, keep an eye out, lay eyes on, make eyes at, see eye to eye, set eyes on |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
eyes, eyeing, eyed |
| definition 1: |
to see or view.
- synonyms:
- look at, observe, see, view
- similar words:
- behold, eyeball, inspect, peer at, regard, stare at, watch
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| definition 2: |
to look at in a fixed way, or with suspicion.
- synonyms:
- eyeball, scrutinize, view
- similar words:
- inspect, leer at, look, peer at, regard, stare at, watch
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| related words: |
contemplate, notice, ogle, stare |
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The words eye, aye, and I sound alike but have different meanings.
Word Builder: parts of the eye
- eyeball:
the entire eye, including the part that is inside your head.
- eyebrow:
a row of hair on the face above the eye.
- eyelash:
the small hairs that grow on the eyelid or below the eye.
- eyelid:
the small piece of skin that you move to close your eye.
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