[red-ahy] 
| 1. | the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep. |
| 2. | Also, red eye, redeye. Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning. |
| 3. | redeye (def. 3). |
| 4. | an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina. |
| 5. | Also, redeye. Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night: the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles. |
[red-ahy] noun, plural -eyes, (especially collectively) -eye for 1, 2; adjective | 1. | any of several fishes having red eyes, as the rock bass. |
| 2. | red-eyed vireo. |
| 3. | Also, red-eye, red eye. Slang. cheap, strong whiskey. |
| 4. | red-eye (def. 2). |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) Military. a shoulder-launched U.S. Army surface-to-air missile capable of destroying low-flying aircraft. |
| 6. | red-eye (def. 4). |
| 7. | red-eye. |
[red-ahyd] | an American vireo, Vireo olivaceus, having olive-green and white plumage and red irises. |
| red·eye (rěd'ī') n.
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