Eye Definition & Meaning

eye
noun
  1. the organ of sight
  2. good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
  3. attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"
  4. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
  5. a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
verb
  1. look at

Synonyms for eye

center adj

equally distant from the extremes of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually an

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centre noun

a low-lying region in central France an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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eyeball noun

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye look at

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heart noun

the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true

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middle adj

being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age

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oculus noun

the organ of sight

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optic adj

of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases

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peeper noun

a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others an informal term referring to the eye an animal that

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"Eye" in song lyrics

See how eye is used in real songs:

  • "at the blink of an eye"
    1200 Techniques f/ Rashad Houghton — Fork in the Road
  • "Old monkey jive, revise the super fly, the red eye..."
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Franky Botts, Lighter Shade, Molly-Q — Let it Bang
  • "Pillage the land, have your shiny eye"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Crunch Lo, Lighter Shade — We in the Realm

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Usage tips for "eye"

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Frequently asked questions

What does eye mean?
the organ of sight good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye" an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" look at
What part of speech is eye?
Eye is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does eye have?
Eye has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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