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Eye

ʌɪ

Eye definitions
noun
eye eyes
  1. each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals

    "my cat is blind in one eye"

    organ of sight eyeball
    • the visual or light-detecting organ of many invertebrate animals that corresponds to the eye of humans and vertebrate animals
    • the region of the face surrounding the eyes

      "her eyes were swollen with crying"

    • used to refer to someone's power of vision and in descriptions of the direction of someone's gaze

      "his sharp eyes had missed nothing"

    • used to refer to someone's opinion or attitude towards something

      "in the eyes of his younger colleagues, Mr Arnett was an eccentric"

  2. a thing resembling an eye in appearance, shape, or relative position
    • a rounded eye-like marking on an animal, such as those on the tail of a peacock; an eyespot
    • a round, dark spot on a potato from which a new shoot can grow

      "withered potatoes sprouting at the eyes"

    • the centre of a flower, especially when distinctively coloured

      "delicate flowers of light blue colour, with white or yellow eyes"

    • the calm region at the centre of a storm or hurricane

      "the smaller the eye, the more intense the winds"

    • the extreme forward part of a ship

      "it was hanging in the eyes of the ship"

  3. the small hole in a needle through which the thread is passed

    "strands of glass tiny enough to pass through the eye of a needle"

    • a small metal loop into which a hook is fitted as a fastener on a garment
    • a loop at the end of a rope, especially one at the top end of a shroud or stay
  4. the source of a spring or river
    spring origin head well head headspring headwater(s)
verb
eyes eyeing eying eyed eye
  1. look at closely or with interest

    "Rose eyed him warily"

    look at see observe view gaze at gaze upon stare at scan regard contemplate survey inspect examine scrutinize study consider glance at take a glance at ogle leer at stare at gaze at make eyes at make sheep's eyes at
    • look at someone in a way that reveals a particular, especially sexual, interest

      "Margot saw the women eyeing up her boyfriend"