Eye
noun
The organ of sight in humans and animals, which lets you see.
She has blue eyes.
Often appears as...
- blue eye
- brown eye
noun
The hole in a needle where the thread goes through.
I can't see the eye of the needle to thread it.
Often appears as...
- eye of needle
- thread eye
noun
The calm center of a storm or hurricane.
We are now in the eye of the storm.
Often appears as...
- eye of storm
- in eye
verb
To look at something or someone carefully and attentively.
She eyed the dessert menu longingly.
Often appears as...
- eye up
- eye something
noun
In particular situations, 'eye' can also refer to attention or view.
Keep an eye on your luggage.
Often appears as...
- keep an eye
- have an eye on
noun
Any similar organ in animals, that senses light.
The spider has eight eyes.
Often appears as...
- animal eye
- insect eye
noun
A mark on a peacock's tail that looks like an eye.
The peacock displayed its vibrant eyes on the tail.
Often appears as...
- peacock's eye
- tail eye
noun
The small hole in a stove or furnace for viewing or adjusting the fire.
Through the eye, he could see the flames.
Often appears as...
- stove eye
- furnace eye
noun
A round, dark spot on a potato or similar root vegetables.
Before planting, cut the potato into pieces with an eye in each piece.
Often appears as...
- potato eye
- root eye
noun
The organ of sight in humans and animals, which lets you see.
She has blue eyes.
Often appears as...
- blue eye
- brown eye
noun
The hole in a needle where the thread goes through.
I can't see the eye of the needle to thread it.
Often appears as...
- eye of needle
- thread eye
noun
The calm center of a storm or hurricane.
We are now in the eye of the storm.
Often appears as...
- eye of storm
- in eye
verb
To look at something or someone carefully and attentively.
She eyed the dessert menu longingly.
Often appears as...
- eye up
- eye something
noun
In particular situations, 'eye' can also refer to attention or view.
Keep an eye on your luggage.
Often appears as...
- keep an eye
- have an eye on
noun
Any similar organ in animals, that senses light.
The spider has eight eyes.
Often appears as...
- animal eye
- insect eye
noun
A mark on a peacock's tail that looks like an eye.
The peacock displayed its vibrant eyes on the tail.
Often appears as...
- peacock's eye
- tail eye
noun
The small hole in a stove or furnace for viewing or adjusting the fire.
Through the eye, he could see the flames.
Often appears as...
- stove eye
- furnace eye
noun
A round, dark spot on a potato or similar root vegetables.
Before planting, cut the potato into pieces with an eye in each piece.
Often appears as...
- potato eye
- root eye
Definition 1 of 9
Pro Tip 1/3Pair Usage
Use 'eyes' to talk about both. 'Eye' is for one or any general reference to vision.
His eyes twinkled.
Pro Tip 2/3Eye Expressions
Many expressions use 'eye' to describe emotions like happiness or suspicion.
She had a spark in her eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Often used to describe someone's appearance, highlighting eye color or shape.
He has piercing green eyes.
Pro Tip 1/3Pair Usage
Use 'eyes' to talk about both. 'Eye' is for one or any general reference to vision.
His eyes twinkled.
Pro Tip 2/3Eye Expressions
Many expressions use 'eye' to describe emotions like happiness or suspicion.
She had a spark in her eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Often used to describe someone's appearance, highlighting eye color or shape.
He has piercing green eyes.
Pro Tip 1/3Pair Usage
Use 'eyes' to talk about both. 'Eye' is for one or any general reference to vision.
His eyes twinkled.
Pro Tip 2/3Eye Expressions
Many expressions use 'eye' to describe emotions like happiness or suspicion.
She had a spark in her eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Description
Often used to describe someone's appearance, highlighting eye color or shape.
He has piercing green eyes.
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How optical illusions...
the eyes and mouth were actually right side up, so you didn't notice anything was off. But when we flipped the whole image over, the most important parts of the face, the eyes and mouth, were now upside down, and you realized something fishy was up. You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something.
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How mucus keeps us...
Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid. It neutralizes threats by removing or trapping substances
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Eye vs. camera - Michael...
You see, your eyes don't always capture the world as a video camera would. In fact, there are quite a few differences, owing to the anatomy of your eye and the processing that takes place in your brain and its outgrowth, the retina. Let's start with some similarities.
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A curable condition that...
Although this could increase the amount of light entering the eye, the lack of a lens would leave the patient's vision out of focus. Despite its low success rate, and high risk of infection or injury, couching is still performed in some parts of the world.
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
And the feedback for the P.A. system is no help at all. So now I present to you a challenge. So if you'd all close your eyes for just a moment, okay? And you're going to learn a bit of flash sonar. I'm going to make a sound.
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Could a blind eye...
Both of these rare genetic diseases affect the retina, the screen at the back of the eye that detects light and helps us see. Now imagine if the eye could regenerate itself so that a blind person could see again.
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The evolution of the...
that controls the amount of light entering the eye, a tough white outer layer, known as the sclera, to maintain its structure, and tear glands that secrete a protective film. But equally important
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How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
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Caring for maternal...
I saw the world through new eyes I saw the world through a mother's eyes sorry
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Thought-provoking...
protect their position the youngster can't take his eyes off them
Video examples
How optical illusions...
the eyes and mouth were actually right side up, so you didn't notice anything was off. But when we flipped the whole image over, the most important parts of the face, the eyes and mouth, were now upside down, and you realized something fishy was up. You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something.
Video examples
How mucus keeps us...
Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid. It neutralizes threats by removing or trapping substances
Video examples
Eye vs. camera - Michael...
You see, your eyes don't always capture the world as a video camera would. In fact, there are quite a few differences, owing to the anatomy of your eye and the processing that takes place in your brain and its outgrowth, the retina. Let's start with some similarities.
Video examples
A curable condition that...
Although this could increase the amount of light entering the eye, the lack of a lens would leave the patient's vision out of focus. Despite its low success rate, and high risk of infection or injury, couching is still performed in some parts of the world.
Video examples
Daniel Kish: How I use...
And the feedback for the P.A. system is no help at all. So now I present to you a challenge. So if you'd all close your eyes for just a moment, okay? And you're going to learn a bit of flash sonar. I'm going to make a sound.
Video examples
Could a blind eye...
Both of these rare genetic diseases affect the retina, the screen at the back of the eye that detects light and helps us see. Now imagine if the eye could regenerate itself so that a blind person could see again.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
that controls the amount of light entering the eye, a tough white outer layer, known as the sclera, to maintain its structure, and tear glands that secrete a protective film. But equally important
Video examples
How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
I saw the world through new eyes I saw the world through a mother's eyes sorry
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
protect their position the youngster can't take his eyes off them
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Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
I'm young: I've lived my life in the public eye, and I've had to figure out how to do that.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
I loved the idea of seeing the world through a boy's eyes.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.
Quote examples
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Quote examples
William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
Quote examples
Thomas Merton
American Author
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
Quote examples
Selena Gomez
American Actress
I'm young: I've lived my life in the public eye, and I've had to figure out how to do that.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Quote examples
Martin Scorsese
American Director
I loved the idea of seeing the world through a boy's eyes.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.
Example 1 of 10
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