EYE


Meaning of EYE in English

n. 25B6; noun

he rubbed his eyes : EYEBALL; informal peeper; poetic/literary orb. See list.

sharp eyes : EYESIGHT, vision, sight, powers of observation, (visual) perception.

an eye for a bargain : APPRECIATION, awareness, alertness, perception, consciousness, feeling, instinct, intuition, nose.

his watchful eye : WATCH, observance, gaze, stare, regard; observation, surveillance, vigilance, contemplation, scrutiny.

to desert was despicable in their eyes : OPINION, (way of) thinking, mind, view, viewpoint, attitude, standpoint, perspective, belief, judgement, assessment, analysis, estimation.

the eye of a needle : HOLE, opening, aperture, eyelet, slit, slot.

the eye of the storm : CENTRE, middle, heart, core, hub, thick.

ocular, ophthalmic.

25B6; verb

he eyed the stranger suspiciously : LOOK AT, observe, view, gaze at, stare at, regard, contemplate, survey, scrutinize, consider, glance at; watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation; informal have/take a gander at, check out, size up; Brit. informal have/take a butcher's at, have/take a dekko at, have/take a shufti at, clock; N. Amer. informal eyeball; poetic/literary behold.

eyeing young women in the street : OGLE, leer at, stare at, make eyes at; informal eye up, give someone the glad eye; Brit. informal gawp at, gawk at; Austral./NZ informal perv on.

25A0; clap/lay/set eyes on (informal) SEE, observe, notice, spot, spy, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of; poetic/literary behold, espy, descry.

25A0; see eye to eye AGREE, concur, be in agreement, be of the same mind/opinion, be in accord, think as one; be on the same wavelength, get on/along.

25A0; up to one's eyes (informal) VERY BUSY, fully occupied; overloaded, overburdened, overworked, under pressure, hard-pressed, rushed/run off one's feet; informal pushed, up against it.

Parts of the Human Eye

aqueous humour lens

blind spot limbus

central retinal artery optic foramen

central retinal vein optic nerve

choroid orbit

ciliary body pupil

cone retina

conjunctiva rod

cornea sclera

dilator muscle sinus venosus sclerae

extrinsic muscle stroma

eyeball suspensory ligament

eyelash tarsal plate

eyelid tear ( or lacrimal) glands

fovea vitreous humour

iris zonular ligament

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