eye¹ /ī/

1. The organ of sight or vision
2. The power of seeing
3. Sight
4. A tinge or suffusion (Shakespeare)
5. Regard
6. Attention
7. Aim
8. Keenness of perception
9. Anything resembling an eye
10. A central spot
11. The hole of a needle
12. The aperture for inserting the bias in a bowl
13. A round aperture
14. A mine entrance
15. A spring of water
16. A wire loop or ring for a hook
17. A round hole or window
18. The seed-bud of a potato
19. A spot on an egg
20. A spectacle lens
21. The central calm area of a cyclone
22. A private eye (informal)
23. (in pl) the foremost part of a ship's bows, the hawse-holes

1. To look on
2. To observe narrowly

To appear

eyed adjective

1. Having eyes
2. Spotted as if with eyes

eyeˈful noun

1. As much as the eye can take in
2. Something worth looking at, eg a fascinating sight or an attractive person (informal)

1. Sightly
2. Careful, having an eye to

eyeˈless adjective

1. Without eyes or sight
2. Deprived of eyes
3. Blind

eyeˈlet noun see separate entry

eyeˈball noun

The ball or globe of the eye

transitive verb (informal)

1. To face someone eyeball to eyeball, to confront
2. To examine closely
3. To glance over (a page, etc)

adjective

(of a measurement) by eye only, not exact

eye bank noun

An organization that procures and distributes eye tissue for transplantation

eyeˈbath noun

A small cup that can be filled with a cleansing or medicinal solution, etc and held over the eye to bathe it

eyeˈ-beam noun

A glance of the eye

eyeˈ-black noun

Mascara

eyeˈbolt noun

A bolt with an eye instead of the normal head, used for lifting on heavy machines, fastening, etc

eyeˈbright noun

A small plant of the genus Euphrasia (family Scrophulariaceae) formerly used as a remedy for eye diseases

eyeˈbrow noun

The hairy arch above the eye

transitive verb

To provide with artificial eyebrows

eyeˈbrowless adjective

Without eyebrows

eye'brow-raising adjective

Surprising

eye candy noun

1. Something or someone that is visually attractive (informal)
2. A feature that is visually pleasing but has no information content (computing)

eyeˈ-catcher noun

1. A part of a building designed specially to catch a person's eye (architecture)
2. A striking person, esp an attractive woman

eyeˈ-catching adjective

Striking

eyeˈ-catchingly adverb

eye contact noun

A direct look between two people

eyeˈ-cup noun (esp N American)

1. An eyebath
2. An eyepiece

eyeˈ-drop noun

1. A tear (Shakespeare)
2. (in pl without hyphen) a medicine for the eyes administered in the form of drops

eyeˈ-flap noun

A blinker on a horse's bridle

eyeˈ-glance noun

A quick look

eyeˈglass noun

1. A glass to assist the sight, esp a monocle
2. (in pl) spectacles (usu N American)
3. An eyepiece
4. The lens of the eye (Shakespeare)

eyeˈhole noun

1. An eyelet
2. An eye socket
3. A peephole

eyeˈhook noun

A hook on a ring at the end of a rope or chain

eyeˈlash noun

The row, or one, of the hairs that edge the eyelid

eye-legˈible adjective

(of headings, etc on microfilm or microprint) able to be read by the naked eye

eye level noun

The same height above ground as the average person's eyes (also (with hyphen) adjective)

eyeˈlid noun

1. The lid or cover of the eye
2. The portion of movable skin by means of which the eye is opened or closed

eyeˈliner noun

A kind of cosmetic used for drawing a line along the edge of the eyelid in order to emphasize the eye

eye lotion noun

eye muscle noun

1. A muscle controlling the eye or a part of it
2. A long muscle running down the back beside the spine

eyeˈ-opener noun

1. Something that opens the eyes literally or figuratively, esp a startling enlightenment
2. A drink, esp in the morning (informal)

eyeˈ-opening adjective

eyeˈpatch noun

A patch worn to protect an injured eye

eyeˈpiece noun

The lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument

eyeˈ-pit noun

The socket of the eye

eye'-popping adjective (informal)

Startling, sensational or breathtaking

eyeˈ-rhyme noun

Similarity of words in spelling but not in pronunciation

eyeˈ-salve noun

Salve or ointment for the eyes

eyeˈ-servant noun

Someone who does his or her duty only when under the eye of his or her master

eyeˈ-service noun

1. Service so performed
2. Formal worship

eyeˈshade noun

A piece of stiff, usu tinted, transparent material, worn like the peak of a cap to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light

eyeˈshadow noun

A coloured cosmetic for the eyelids

eyeˈshot noun

1. The reach or range of sight of the eye
2. A glance

eyeˈsight noun

1. Power of seeing
2. View
3. Observation

eye socket noun

Either of the two recesses in the skull in which the eyeballs are situated, the orbit

eyeˈsore noun

Anything that is offensive to look at

eye splice noun

A kind of eye or loop formed by splicing the end of a rope into itself

eyeˈ-spot noun

1. A spot like an eye
2. Any of several diseases of plants causing eye-shaped spots to appear on the leaves and stem
3. A rudimentary organ of vision

eyeˈ-spotted adjective (Spenser)

Marked with spots like eyes

eyeˈstalk noun

A stalk on the dorsal surface of the head of many Crustacea, bearing an eye

eyeˈstrain noun

Tiredness or irritation of the eyes

eyeˈ-string noun

The muscle that raises the eyelid

eye tooth noun

A canine tooth, esp in the upper jaw, below the eye

eyeˈwash noun

1. A lotion for the eye
2. Nonsense (informal)
3. Deception (informal)

eyeˈ-water noun

1. Water flowing from the eye
2. A lotion for the eyes

eye'wear noun

A collective term for spectacles, sunglasses, goggles, etc

eyeˈ-wink noun (Shakespeare)

1. A rapid lowering and raising of the eyelid
2. A glance
3. The time of a wink

eyeˈwitness noun

Someone who sees a thing happening or being done

all my eye (slang)

Nonsense

be all eyes

To give complete attention

be a sheet in the wind's eye

To be intoxicated

clap, lay or set eyes on (informal)

To see

cry one's eyes out see under cry

electric eye see electric

eyeball to eyeball

(of a discussion, confrontation, diplomacy, etc) at close quarters, dealing with matters very frankly and firmly (also eye to eye)

eye for an eye

1. Retaliation, lex talionis (Bible, Exodus 21.24)
2. Justice enacted in the same way or to the same degree as the crime

eye of day

The sun

eyes down

An interjection used at the start of a bingo game, or of any non-physical contest

eye up (informal)

To consider the (esp sexual) attractiveness of

get or keep one's eye in

To become or remain proficient

give an eye to

To attend to

give a person the eye (informal)

To look at someone in a sexually inviting way

glad eye, green-eyed see glad¹and green¹

have an eye to

1. To contemplate
2. To have regard to
3. To incline towards

have one's eye on

1. To keep in mind
2. To consider acquisitively

hit one in the eye

To be obvious

in eye

In sight

in one's mind's eye

In one's imagination

in the eyes of

In the estimation or opinion of

in the wind's eye

Against the wind

keep one's (or an) eye on

1. To observe closely
2. To watch

keep one's eye or eyes skinned or peeled (for)

To be keenly watchful (for)

make a person open his or her eyes

To cause him or her astonishment

make eyes at

To look at in an amorous way, to ogle

• cachectic
• cachectical
• cached
• cache memory
• cachepot
• cachepots
• caches
• cache-sexe
• cachet
• cachets
• cachexia
• cachexias
• cachexies
• cachexy
• caching
• cachinnate
• cachinnated
• cachinnates
• cachinnating
• cachinnation
• cachinnations
• cachinnatory
• cacholong
• cacholongs
• cacholot