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