Definition of eye Eye
/ajˈ/ - [ay] - eye
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What does eye mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: eyes |
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| eye - the organ of sight | ||
| oculus, optic | ||
| sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation | ||
| visual system the sensory system for vision | ||
| human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
| naked eye the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye" | ||
| peeper an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds | ||
| oculus dexter, od the right eye | ||
| oculus sinister, os the left eye | ||
| simple eye, ocellus, stemma an eye having a single lens | ||
| compound eye in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image | ||
| choroid, choroid coat a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye | ||
| ciliary body the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris; "the ciliary body produces aqueous humor" | ||
| eyelid, palpebra, lid either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" | ||
| canthus either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet | ||
| epicanthic fold, epicanthus a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome | ||
| nictitating membrane, third eyelid a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals | ||
| conjunctiva a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid | ||
| eyeball, orb the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye | ||
| eye muscle, ocular muscle one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball | ||
| cornea the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera | ||
| uvea the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid | ||
| uveoscleral pathway a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor | ||
| iris diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||
| crystalline lens, lens of the eye, lens a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images | ||
| arteria centralis retinae, central artery of the retina a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve | ||
| arteria ciliaris, ciliary artery one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye | ||
| arteria lacrimalis, lacrimal artery an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead | ||
| lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein | ||
| lacrimal apparatus the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye | ||
| retina the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | ||
| sclera, sclerotic coat the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball | ||
| musculus sphincter pupillae, pupillary sphincter a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris | ||
| eye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" | ||
| hole an opening deliberately made in or through something | ||
| needle a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) | ||
| eye - good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" | ||
| sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations | ||
| eye - attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye" | ||
| attending, attention a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions" | ||
| eye - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" | ||
| center, centre, middle, heart | ||
| country, area the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
| center stage, centre stage the central area on a theater stage | ||
| central city, city center, city centre the central part of a city | ||
| storm center, storm centre the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm | ||
| financial center the part of a city where financial institutions are centered | ||
| hub the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes | ||
| inner city the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city | ||
| medical center the part of a city where medical facilities are centered | ||
| midfield (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) | ||
| seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" | ||
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| eye - look at | ||
| eyeball | ||
| look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- eye (Noun)
An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see. - eye (Noun)
The visual sense. - eye (Noun)
Attention, notice. - eye (Noun)
The ability to notice what others might miss. - eye (Noun)
A meaningful stare or look. - eye (Noun)
A private eye : a privately hired detective or investigator. - eye (Noun)
A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed. - eye (Noun)
A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line. - eye (Noun)
The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other such storm. - eye (Noun)
A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye. - eye (Noun)
The dark spot on a black-eyed pea . - eye (Noun)
A reproductive bud in a potato. - eye (Noun)
The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower. - eye (Verb)
To observe carefully. - eye (Verb)
To view something narrowly, as a document or a phrase in a document. - eye (Verb)
To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing. - eye (Verb)
To appear; to look.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eye (n.)
A brood; as, an eye of pheasants. - eye (n.)
The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the years are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See Ocellus. - eye (n.)
The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence, judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; as, to have the eye of sailor; an eye for the beautiful or picturesque. - eye (n.)
The action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view; ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion. - eye (n.)
The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate presence. - eye (n.)
Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard. - eye (n.)
That which resembles the organ of sight, in form, position, or appearance - eye (n.)
The spots on a feather, as of peacock. - eye (n.)
The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the scallop. - eye (n.)
The bud or sprout of a plant or tuber; as the eye of a potato. - eye (n.)
The center of a target; the bull's-eye. - eye (n.)
A small loop to receive a hook; as hooks and eyes on a dress. - eye (n.)
The hole through the head of a needle. - eye (n.)
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope. - eye (n.)
The hole through the upper millstone. - eye (n.)
That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty. - eye (n.)
Tinge; shade of color. - eye (v. t.)
To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view. - eye (v. i.)
To appear; to look.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see. -
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The centre of a storm, around which, the winds blow. -
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The hole in a needle through which the thread runs -
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The dark spot on the surface under the skin of a potato, of which there are usually several. -
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To direct attention or consideration.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ī, n. (obs.) a brood. [For nye, neye; a neye=an eye. See Eyas.] -
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ī, n. the organ of sight or vision, more correctly the globe or movable part of it: the power of seeing: sight: regard: aim: keenness of perception: anything resembling an eye, as the hole of a needle, loop or ring for a hook, &c.: the seed-bud of a potato: (pl.) the foremost part of a ship's bows, the hawse-holes.—v.t. to look on: to observe narrowly.—v.i. (Shak.) to appear:—pr.p. ey′ing or eye′ing; pa.p. eyed (īd).—ns. Eye′-ball, the ball, globe, or apple of the eye; Eye′-beam, a glance of the eye; Eye′bright, a beautiful little plant of the genus Euphrasia, formerly used as a remedy for diseases of the eye (see Euphrasy); Eye′brow, the hairy arch above the eye.—v.t. to provide with artificial eyebrows.—adj. Eye′browless, without eyebrows.—p.adj. Eyed, having eyes: spotted as if with eyes.—ns. Eye′-drop (Shak.), a tear; Eye′-flap, a blinder on a horse's bridle; Eye′-glance, a quick look; Eye′glass, a glass to assist the sight, esp. such as stick on the nose by means of a spring: the eye-piece of a telescope and like instrument: (Shak.) the lens of the eye; Eye′lash, the line of hairs that edges the eyelid.—adj. Eye′less, without eyes or sight: deprived of eyes: blind.—ns. Eye′let, Eye′let-hole, a small eye or hole to receive a lace or cord, as in garments, sails, &c.: a small hole for seeing through: a little eye.—v.i. to make eyelets.—ns. Eye′liad, obsolete form of œillade; Eye′lid, the lid or cover of the eye: the portion of movable skin by means of which the eye is opened or closed at pleasure; Eye′-ō′pener, something that opens the eyes literally or figuratively, a startling story: a drink, esp. in the morning; Eye′-piece, the lens or combination of lenses at the eye-end of a telescope; Eye′-pit, the socket of the eye; Eye′-salve, salve or ointment for the eyes; Eye′-serv′ant, a servant who does his duty only when under the eye of his master; Eye′-serv′ice, service performed only under the eye or inspection of an employer: formal worship; Eye′-shot, the reach or range of sight of the eye: a glance; Eye′sight, power of seeing: view: observation; Eye′sore, anything that is offensive to the eye or otherwise; Eye′-splice, a kind of eye or loop formed by splicing the end of a rope into itself; Eye′-spot, a spot like an eye.—adj. Eye′-spot′ted (Spens.), marked with spots like eyes.—ns. Eye′-stone, a small calcareous body used for removing substances from under the eyelid; Eye′-string, the muscle which raises the eyelid; Eye′-tooth, one of the two canine teeth of the upper jaw, between the incisors and premolars; Eye′-wa′ter, water flowing from the eye: a lotion for the eyes; Eye′-wink (Shak.), a rapid lowering and raising of the eyelid: a glance: the time of a wink; Eye′-wit′ness, one who sees a thing done.—Eye for eye, lex talionis (Ex. xxi. 24); Eye of day, the sun.—All my eye (slang) unreal; Be all eyes, to give all attention; Be a sheet in the wind's eye, to be intoxicated; Clap, Lay, Set, eyes on (coll.), to see; Cry one's eyes out, to weep bitterly; Cut one's eye-tooth, to cease to be a child: to be shrewd; Give an eye to, to attend to; Green eye, jealousy; Have an eye to, to contemplate: to have regard to; In eye, in sight; In one's mind's eye, in contemplation; In the eyes of, in the estimation, opinion, of; In the wind's eye, against the wind; Keep one's eye on, to observe closely: to watch; Make a person open his eyes, to cause him astonishment; Make eyes at, to look at in an amorous way: to ogle; Mind your eye (slang), take care; My eye! a mild asseveration; Naked eye (see Naked); Open a person's eyes, to make him see: to show him something of which he is ignorant; Pipe, or Put the finger in, the eye, to weep; See eye to eye, from Is. lii. 8, but used in the sense of 'to think alike;' See with half an eye, to see without difficulty; Under the eye of, under the observation of; Up to the eyes, deeply engaged. [A.S. éage; cf. Goth. augo, Ger. auge, Dut. oog, Ice. auga.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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of a block-strop. In the article BLOCK it has been mentioned, that a block is commonly bound with a ring, or wreath, formed of a piece of rope, called the strop; the eye of the strop, therefore, is that part by which it is fastened, or suspended, to any particular place upon the sails, yards, or rigging, the eye whereof is represented by fig. 37, plate II. The eye is sometimes formed by fastening the two ends of the strop together with a short line, so as to bind round a mast, yard, or boom, as occasion requires. See fig. 38, of the same plate. -
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of a stay, oeillet, that part of a stay which is formed into a sort of collar to go round a mast-head.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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The circular loop of a shroud or stay where it goes over the mast.--To eye, to observe minutely.--Flemish eye, a phrase particularly applied to the eye of a stay, which is either formed at the making of the rope; or by dividing the yarns into two equal parts, knotting each pair separately, and pointing the whole over after parcelling. This eye stopped by the mouse forms the collar. It is not strong, soon rots, and seldom, if ever, used now where strength is of more importance than neatness.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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Better one eye than quite blind. -
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What the eye sees not, the heart rues not. -
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You should never touch your eye but with your elbow. -
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What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve for.
Wikipedia 
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The eye is the part of the body that lets humans and most animals see. It also gives them knowledge of nature's 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. Most animals have two eyes.
The eye is an organ for the purpose of sensing light. The simplest eyes (such as those of some animals and even protein spots in one-celled organisms) register nothing but whether the surrounding area is light or darkness. Some snails, for example, see no image (picture) at all, but they "see" light, enabling them to keep out of direct sunlight. Slightly better eyes are shaped like cups, which lets the organism know from which direction light is coming.
More complex eyes give the full sense of vision, including color, motion, and texture. These eyes have a round shape that makes light rays focus on the back part of the eye, called the "retina". There are (at least) three types of light-sensitive cells in the retina in mammals. Two of them, "rods" and "cones", allow sight (or seeing) by sending signals through the optic nerve to the brain. The third type senses light for a different purpose than seeing. Some special "ganglion" cells in the retina send their information about light to the brain along a different path (the "retinohypothalamic tract"). This information adjusts (synchronizes) the individual's circadian rhythm to nature's light/dark cycle of 24 hours. This system also works for some blind people who cannot see light at all.
Some animals can see light which is outside of the human range of vi -
cyclone
The eye is an area of calm weather located in the center of strong tropical cyclones. The cyclone's lowest barometric pressure occurs in the eye. It is usually circular and range between 30 and 65 km (20 to 40 mi) in diameter, though smaller and larger eyes can occur.
The region surrounding the eye is the eyewall, where the worst weather is seen in a cyclone.
