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[ ahy-bawl ] / ˈaɪˌbɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eyeball ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe ball or globe of the eye. eyeballs, Informal. people who view or read something: Old TV shows are getting a lot of eyeballs online. verb (used with object)Informal. to look at, check, or observe closely: two opponents eyeballing each other. Idioms for eyeballgive (someone) the hairy eyeball, Slang. to look at (someone) with eyelids partly lowered, as in hostility or distrust.
Origin of eyeball1580–90; 1900–05 for def. 3; eye + ball1 OTHER WORDS FROM eyeballeyeballer, nounWords nearby eyeballEyam, eyas, Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, eye bank, eyebar, eye bath, eyebeam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eyeballThe two countries were eyeball to eyeball in a tense standoff for almost a year. ICYMI: India-Pakistan Head for Nuke War|Bruce Riedel|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST For many this can be totally doable, while those averse to numbers might rather just eyeball their portions. Is the IIFYM Diet Right for You?|DailyBurn|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hedren narrowly missed having an eyeball clawed out during one take. The ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Feud and More Actresses Who Were Terrorized By Directors|Kevin Fallon|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Behind the scenes, two tough female cable-network heads are counting on their star proxies to deliver every eyeball they can. Runway vs. Housewives|Choire Sicha|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Pink slips should be delivered face to face, eyeball to eyeball. Layoffs: HR's Moment of Truth|Jack And Suzy Welch|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST The light, coming through the pupil and traversing the vitreous humor, strikes the retina from the inside of the eyeball. Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth Destructiveness manifests in a tightening of the upper lid, and a bearing down upon the eyeball. How to Read Human Nature|William Walker Atkinson The eyeball is a structure of colloidal humors and membranes, and of nothing else. Grappling with the Monster|T. S. Arthur It is true that this occurs sometimes at the onset, as does hemorrhage into or about the joints, or hemorrhage behind the eyeball. Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess Ang ubaug mauy nagsanggà sa mata, The eye socket supports the eyeball. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for eyeball
nounthe entire ball-shaped part of the eye eyeball to eyeball in close confrontation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to eyeballanalysis, display, sight, look, peek, glimpse, impression, flash, glance, sighting, search, inspect, consider, explore, study, probe, question, scrutinize, interrogate, examine Medical definitions for eyeball
n.The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids.bulb of eye The eye itself. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |