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eyeball

/ˈaɪbɔl/

Meanings
noun
The ball of the eye

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's eyeball to check for any damage. "
anatomy organ body

Related Words

Illustration presented

presented verb

/pɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration viewership

viewership noun

/ˈvjuːərʃɪp/ /ˈvjuːjərʃɪp/

Collectively, the viewers of a television program or other video broadcast

"The Super Bowl always attracts massive viewership, making it the most expensive advertising slot on television. "

Illustration ingredients

ingredients noun

/ɪnˈɡriːdiənts/ /ɪnˈɡriːdɪənts/

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

"The cake recipe lists flour, sugar, and eggs as the main ingredients. "

Illustration readership

readership noun

/ˈriːdərʃɪp/

The collected readers of a publication.

"The village newspaper has a readership of only 200 people."

Illustration eyeballing

eyeballing verb

/ˈaɪˌbɔlɪŋ/

To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.

"A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients."

Illustration quantities

quantities noun

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

Mental focus.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

Illustration scrutinize

scrutinize verb

/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ /ˈskɹutn̩ˌaɪz/

To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.

"to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals"

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration subscription

subscription noun

/səbˈskrɪpʃən/

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

"I have a monthly subscription to the Daily Telegraph newspaper."

Illustration synecdoche

synecdoche noun

/sɪˈnɛk.doʊ.ki/

A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.

"Using "wheels" to refer to a car is an example of synecdoche. "

Illustration plagiarism

plagiarism noun

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌɹɪzm/

Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

"The student's essay contained significant plagiarism, as large portions of it were copied directly from a website without proper citation. "