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eyeful

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eye⋅ful

  [ahy-fool]
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–noun, plural -fuls.
1. an amount of foreign matter thrown, blown, etc., into the eye: an eyeful of dust.
2. as much as one can or wants to see: The tourists got an eyeful of slum life.
3. Informal. a very attractive person, esp. a beautiful woman.
Origin:
1825–35; eye + -ful
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eye·ful   (ī'fŏŏl')   
n.  

  1. A complete view.

  2. One that is pleasing to the sight, especially an attractive person.

  3. Sufficient observation to discover more than one had expected or enough to be satisfied: After an eyeful of his art collection, she decided to leave.

  4. An amount of material blown or directed into the eye: got an eyeful of water from the squirt gun.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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eyeful

  1. n.
    the sight of something that one was not meant to see. : I got an eyeful of that contract. Yikes! What a giveaway!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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