Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are sent to the brain; the vertebrate organ of vision.
The external, visible portion of this organ together with its associated structures, especially the eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
The pigmented iris of this organ.
A way of regarding something; a point of view: To my eye, the decorations are excellent.
Attention: The lavish window display immediately got my eye.
Watchful attention or supervision: always under his boss's eye; kept an eye on her valuables.
An opening in a needle.
The aperture of a camera.
A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.
A circular marking on a peacock's feather.
Chiefly Southern U.S. The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove. Also called regionally cap1, griddle.
A bud on a twig or tuber: the eye of a potato.
The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.
Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.
The faculty of seeing; vision.
The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments: has a good eye for understated fashion.
A way of regarding something; a point of view: To my eye, the decorations are excellent.
Attention: The lavish window display immediately got my eye.
Watchful attention or supervision: always under his boss's eye; kept an eye on her valuables.
An opening in a needle.
The aperture of a camera.
A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.
A circular marking on a peacock's feather.
Chiefly Southern U.S. The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove. Also called regionally cap1, griddle.
A bud on a twig or tuber: the eye of a potato.
The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.
Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.
Something suggestive of the vertebrate organ of vision, especially:
An opening in a needle.
The aperture of a camera.
A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.
A circular marking on a peacock's feather.
Chiefly Southern U.S. The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove. Also called regionally cap1, griddle.
A bud on a twig or tuber: the eye of a potato.
The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.
Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.
A photosensitive device, such as a photoelectric cell.
Botany
A bud on a twig or tuber: the eye of a potato.
The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.
Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.
Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.
The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.
Informal A detective, especially a private investigator.
A choice center cut of meat, as of beef: eye of the round.
tr.v.
eyed, eye·ing or ey·ing (ī'ĭng), eyes
To look at: eyed the passing crowd with indifference.
To watch closely: eyed the shark's movements.
To supply with an eye.
[Middle English, from Old English ēge, ēage; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
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