EYE-OPENER


Meaning of EYE-OPENER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-ˌōp-nər, -ˌō-pə- ]

noun

Date: 1817

1. : a drink intended to wake one up

2. : something startling, surprising, or enlightening

her biography is a real eye-opener

• eye-open·ing -niŋ adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.