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eyes

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noun

An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).

Examples :

"Bright lights really hurt my eyes."

organ anatomy body

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The visual sense.

Examples :

"The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical."

organ anatomy body physiology part sensation

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The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.

Examples :

"Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes."

anatomy organ physiology body appearance

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Attention, notice.

Examples :

"That dress caught her eye."

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The ability to notice what others might miss.

Examples :

"He has an eye for talent."

ability mind quality character

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A meaningful stare or look.

Examples :

"She was giving him the eye at the bar."

body organ sensation appearance

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A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.

Examples :

"My mom hired a private eye to find her missing cat. "

police job person

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A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

Examples :

"She struggled to thread the needle because the eyes were so small. "

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The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully hammered the new axehead's eyes to fit the handle tightly. "

part technical utensil

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A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.

Examples :

"The carpenter installed eyes on the wall so we could hang the painting with wire. "

nautical sailing technical item device

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The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.

Examples :

"The satellite image showed a distinct eye at the center of the hurricane, a calm spot surrounded by intense storms. "

weather disaster environment

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A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.

Examples :

"The peacock spread its tail, revealing dozens of vibrant eyes. "

animal appearance mark

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The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.

Examples :

"My grandma always said the "eyes" on black-eyed peas are lucky, so we eat them every New Year's Day. "

vegetable plant

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A reproductive bud in a potato.

Examples :

"My daughter noticed the small, sprout-like eyes on the old potato in the pantry. "

plant agriculture vegetable biology seed part

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The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.

Examples :

"The garden was full of Black-Eyed Susans, their eyes dark against the bright yellow petals. "

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A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc. — e.g. at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; through a crank; at the end of a rope; or through a millstone.

Examples :

"The sailor threaded the rope through the eyes at the end of the net to secure it to the boat. "

technical part machine structure

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That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.

Examples :

"The sparkling lights of the city at night were the eyes of the landscape. "

part organ body appearance

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Tinge; shade of colour.

Examples :

"The walls were painted a calm blue, with eyes of green near the trim. "

color appearance

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One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.

Examples :

"The Swiss cheese had many eyes, making it easy to see through. "

food appearance

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The circle in the centre of a volute.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully carved the eyes into the center of each spiral on the decorative wooden scroll. "

architecture part

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The enclosed counter (negative space) of the small letter e.

Examples :

"The tiny eyes of the lowercase "e" on the printed label were so small, I needed my glasses to read them. "

language linguistics writing word part grammar

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(game of go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.

Examples :

""To capture the opponent's stones, you need to prevent them from making two eyes." "

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(usually plural) View or opinion.

Examples :

"This victory will make us great in the eyes of the world."

mind attitude aspect point

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verb

To observe carefully or appraisingly.

Examples :

"After eyeing the document for half an hour, she decided not to sign it."

action body physiology

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verb

To appear; to look.

Examples :

"The situation eyes like a good opportunity to learn something new. "

appearance body organ

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noun

Examples :

"an eye of pheasants"

animal group biology nature family