noun🔗ShareA wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds."The sailor carefully adjusted the tension of the ship's rigging by tightening the lanyards running through the deadeyes. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA very accurate marksman."Even as children, both sisters were known to be deadeyes with a slingshot, rarely missing their targets. "abilitypersonmilitaryachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant."Example Sentence: "My mother has deadeyes for dust; she always spots it, no matter how tiny the speck." "personcharacterabilitytendencymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
