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eye British & World English

each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals

eye of the storm in eye British & World English

the calm region at the centre of a storm or hurricane

my eye or all my eye and Betty Martin in eye British & World English

used to indicate surprise or disbelief

ox-eye British & World English

a yellow-flowered North American plant of the daisy family

arc eye British & World English

a painful eye condition caused by damage to the cornea from ultraviolet radiation during arc welding

dry eye British & World English

inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, due to inadequate tear secretion

pad eye British & World English

a flat metal plate with a projecting loop or ring, made all in one piece

red-eye British & World English

the undesirable effect in flash photography of people appearing to have red eyes, caused by a reflection from the retina when the flashgun is too near the camera lens

rib-eye British & World English

a cut of beef from the outer side of the ribs

bindi-eye British & World English

a small perennial Australian plant of the daisy family, with a bur-like fruit

bird's-eye British & World English

any of a number of plants with small flowers that have contrasting petals and centres, in particular:

black eye British & World English

an area of bruised skin around the eye resulting from a blow

cat's eye British & World English

a semi-precious stone, especially chalcedony, with a band of bright lustre

eagle eye British & World English

a keen or close watch

eye bolt British & World English

a bolt or bar with an eye at the end for attaching a hook or ring to

eye candy British & World English

visual images that are superficially attractive and entertaining but intellectually undemanding

eye drops British & World English

liquid medication to be applied in very small amounts to the eyeball

eye level British & World English

the level of the eyes looking straight ahead

eye rhyme British & World English

a similarity between words in spelling but not in pronunciation, for example love and move

eye tooth British & World English

a canine tooth, especially one in the upper jaw

eye wall British & World English

the area immediately outside the eye of a hurricane or cyclone, associated with tall clouds, heavy rainfall, and high winds

eye worm British & World English

either of two parasitic nematode worms which affect the eyes of mammals:

glass eye British & World English

a false eye made from glass

lazy eye British & World English

an eye with poor vision that is mainly caused by underuse, especially the unused eye in a squint

magic eye British & World English

a photoelectric cell or similar electrical device used for detection or measurement

moon-eye British & World English

a herring-like freshwater fish with large eyes, which lives in the south of the Great Lakes region of North America

pink-eye British & World English

a viral disease of horses, symptoms of which include fever, abortion, and redness of the eyes

screw eye British & World English

a screw with a loop for passing a cord through, instead of a slotted head

third eye British & World English

the ‘eye of insight’ in the forehead of an image of a deity, especially the god Shiva

wall eye British & World English

an eye with a streaked or opaque white iris

white-eye British & World English

a small Old World songbird with a ring of white feathers around the eye

eye contact British & World English

the state in which two people are aware of looking directly into one another’s eyes

eye-opener British & World English

an event or situation that proves to be unexpectedly enlightening

eye pencil British & World English

a cosmetic pencil for defining or accentuating the eyes

eye-popping British & World English

astonishingly large, impressive, or blatant

eye-rolling British & World English

the action of rolling one’s eyes, typically as an expression of exasperation, disbelief, or disapproval

eye socket British & World English

the cavity in the skull which encloses an eyeball with its surrounding muscles

eye splice British & World English

a splice made by turning the end of a rope back on itself and interlacing the strands, thereby forming a loop

eye strain British & World English

fatigue of the eyes, such as that caused by reading or looking at a computer screen for too long

gimlet eye British & World English

an eye with a piercing stare

goggle-eye British & World English

any of a number of edible fishes with large eyes that occur widely on reefs in tropical and subtropical seas:

pearly eye British & World English

a brown American butterfly with pearly markings and distinctive eyespots on the undersides of the wings

pineal eye British & World English

(in some reptiles and lower vertebrates) an eye-like structure on the top of the head, covered by almost transparent skin and derived from or linked to the pineal

pope's eye British & World English

an edible lymph gland surrounded with fat in a sheep’s leg

private eye British & World English

a private detective

roving eye British & World English

a tendency to flirt or be constantly looking to start a new sexual relationship

simple eye British & World English

a small eye of an insect or other arthropod which has only one lens, typically present in one or more pairs

tiger's eye (also tiger eye) British & World English

a semi-precious yellowish-brown variety of quartz with a silky or chatoyant lustre, formed by replacement of crocidolite

wattle-eye British & World English

a small African flycatcher with a coloured patch of bare skin around or above the eye, typically having black and white plumage