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C0779600 (krī)v. cried (krīd), cry·ing, cries (krīz) v.intr.1. To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.2. To call loudly; shout.3. To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.4. To demand or require immediate action or remedy: grievances crying out for redress.v.tr.1. To utter loudly; call out.2. To proclaim or announce in public: crying one's wares in the marketplace.3. To bring into a particular condition by weeping: cry oneself to sleep.4. Archaic To beg for; implore: cry forgiveness.n. pl. cries (krīz) 1. A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair.2. A loud exclamation; a shout or call.3. A fit of weeping: had a good long cry.4. An urgent entreaty or appeal.5. A public or general demand or complaint.6. A common view or general report.7. An advertising of wares by calling out: vendors' cries at the fish market.8. A rallying call or signal: a cry to arms.9. A slogan, especially a political one.10. The characteristic call or utterance of an animal.11. a. The baying of hounds during the chase.b. A pack of hounds.12. Obsolete Clamor; outcry.13. Obsolete A public announcement; a proclamation.Phrasal Verbs: cry down To belittle or disparage. cry off To break or withdraw from a promise, agreement, or undertaking. cry up To praise highly; extol.Idioms: cry havoc To sound an alarm; warn.cry (one's) eyes/heart out To weep inconsolably for a long time. cry on (someone's) shoulder To tell one's problems to someone else in an attempt to gain sympathy or consolation. cry over spilled milk To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified. cry wolf To raise a false alarm. for crying out loud Used to express annoyance or astonishment: Let's get going, for crying out loud! in full cry In hot pursuit, as hounds hunting.

[Middle English crien, from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critāre, from Latin quirītāre, to cry out, perhaps from Quirītēs, public officers to whom one would cry out in times of need.]Synonyms: cry, weep, wail, bawl, keen², sob, blubber¹
These verbs mean to express strong emotion, such as grief, misery, or pain, by shedding tears or making inarticulate sounds. Cry and weep both involve the shedding of tears: "She cried without trying to suppress any of the noisier manifestations of grief and confusion" (J. D. Salinger). "I weep for what I'm like when I'm alone" (Theodore Roethke).
Wail and bawl refer to loud sustained utterance, as in grief, misery, or fear: "The women ... began to wail together; they mourned with shrill cries" (Joseph Conrad)."Her voice was always hoarse. Her Dad said this was because she had bawled so much when she was a baby" (Carson McCullers).
Keen refers more specifically to wailing and lamentation for the dead: "It is the wild Irish women keening over their dead" (George A. Lawrence).
Sob describes weeping or a mixture of broken speech and weeping marked by convulsive breathing or gasping: "sobbing and crying, and wringing her hands as if her heart would break" (Laurence Sterne).
Blubber refers to noisy shedding of tears accompanied by broken or inarticulate speech: "When he drew out what had been a fiddle, crushed to morsels in the greatcoat, he blubbered aloud" (Emily Brontë).

eyetop: cross section of a human eyeA. vitreous humorB. optic nerveC. fovea centralisD. retinaE. choroidF. scleraG. corneaH. aqueous humorI. pupilJ. irisK. lensbottom: the eye of hurricane Catarina, off the coast of Brazil in 2004, as seen from the International Space Station

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E0307500 (ī)n.1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity.2. a. Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are sent to the brain; the vertebrate organ of vision.b. The external, visible portion of this organ together with its associated structures, especially the eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.c. The pigmented iris of this organ.3. The faculty of seeing; vision.4. The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments: has a good eye for understated fashion.5. a. A way of regarding something; a point of view: To my eye, the decorations are excellent.b. Attention: The lavish window display immediately got my eye.c. Watchful attention or supervision: always under his boss's eye; kept an eye on her valuables.6. Something suggestive of the vertebrate organ of vision, especially:a. An opening in a needle.b. The aperture of a camera.c. A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.d. A circular marking on a peacock's feather.e. Chiefly Southern US The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove. Also called regionally cap¹, griddle.7. A photosensitive device, such as a photoelectric cell.8. Botany a. A bud on a twig or tuber: the eye of a potato.b. The often differently colored center of the corolla of some flowers.9. a. Meteorology The circular area of relative calm at the center of a cyclone.b. The center or focal point of attention or action: right in the eye of the controversy.10. Informal A detective, especially a private investigator.11. A choice center cut of meat, as of beef: eye of the round.tr.v. eyed, eye·ing or ey·ing (ī′ĭng), eyes 1. To look at: eyed the passing crowd with indifference.2. To watch closely: eyed the shark's movements.3. To supply with an eye.Idioms: all eyes Fully attentive. an eye for an eye Punishment in which an offender suffers what the victim has suffered. clap/lay/set (one's) eyes on To look at. eye to eye In agreement: We're eye to eye on all the vital issues. have eyes for To be interested in. have (one's) eye on1. To look at, especially attentively or continuously.2. To have as one's objective. in the eye of the wind Nautical In a direction opposite that of the wind; close to the wind. in the public eye1. Frequently seen in public or in the media.2. Widely publicized; well-known. my eye Slang In no way; not at all. Used interjectionally. with an eye to With a view to: redecorated the room with an eye to its future use as a nursery. with (one's) eyes closed Unaware of the risks involved. with (one's) eyes open Aware of the risks involved.

[Middle English, from Old English ēge, ēage; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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(aɪz) pl n (Nautical Terms) nautical the part of the bows of a ship that are furthest forward at the level of the main deck

Eyes

See also anatomy; blindness; body, human; facial features.
achromatopsy, achromatopsiacolor blindness. Also called acritochromacy.acyanoblepsiaa form of color blindness characterized by the inability to see blue.aniseikonia, anisoconiaa defect of the eyesight in which the images on the retinas are different in size. — aniseikonic, adj.anisometropiaa defect of the eyesight in which each eye has a different power to refract light. Cf. isometropia. — anisometropic, adj.astigmatisma defect in a lens, eye, or mirror that causes rays from one direction not to focus at one point. — astigmatic, adj.blepharismtwitching of the eyelids.blepharitissoreness or inflammation of the eyelids.blepharoptosisPathology. a drooping of the upper eyelid.collyriuman eyewash or other liquid preparation for the eyes. See also remedies.conjunctivitisinflammation of the conjunctiva.Daltonismred-green color blindness.deuteranopiaa defect of the eyesight in which the retina does not respond to green. — deuteranope, n. — deuteranopic, adj.dichromationa form of color blindness in which the sufferer can perceive only two of the three primary colors.dioptometeran instrument for measuring the refractive index of the lens of the eye.dyschromatopsiacolor blindness.emmetropia, emmetropythe normal refractive function of the eye in which light is focused exactly on the retina with the eye relaxed. — emmetropic, adj.esotropiaa condition of the eyes in which while one eye focuses on the object viewed the other eye turns inward; cross-eye.glaucomaa disease of the eyes, in which the pressure inside the eyeball increases, often resulting in blindness. — glaucomatous, adj.hemeralopiaa condition of the eyes in which the sufferer can see clearly at night but has impaired vision during the day; day blindness.hypermetropiathe condition of farsightedness. Also called hyperopia. — hypermetropic, adj.hyperopiahypermetropia. — hyperopic, adj.Iagophthalmia, lagophthalmusa persistent, abnormal retraction of the eyelid so that the eyeball is not covered during sleep. — lagophthalmic, adj.iridotomySurgery. the making of an artificial pupil in the eye by transverse division of iris fibers.isometropiathe state or quality of the eyes being equal in refraction. Cf. anisometropia.keratitisan inflamed condition of the cornea.keratoplastythe surgical process of corneal grafting.keratotomythe process of surgical incision of the cornea.lacrymatory, lachrimatorya lacrymal vase or small vessel for storing shed tears.leucoscopean instrument for testing the eyes to determine the ability to distinguish variations in color or intensity of light.leucosisthe development of leucoma, a whitish clouding of the cornea caused by ulceration.lippitudesoreness of the eyes; a bleary-eyed condition.macrographystudy or examination of an object with the naked eye as contrasted with examination under the microscope.megalopsiaa defect of the eyesight in which what is viewed is greatly magnified.melanositydarkness or blackness of eyes, hair, or complexion.miosis, myosisabnormal constriction of the pupil of the eye, caused by drugs or illness. Cf. mydriasis. — miotic, myotic, adj.monoblepsia, monoblepsisa defect of the eyesight in which vision is best when only one eye is open.monochromationa defect in which the retina cannot perceive color.mydriasisabnormal dilatation of the pupil, the result of disease or the use of certain drugs. Cf. miosis. — mydriatic, adj.myopiathe condition of nearsightedness. — myopic, adj.nauscopythe ability, sometimes pretended, to sight ships or land at great distances.nictitation, nictationthe process of winking or blinking rapidly, as in certain birds or animals or as the result of a tic in humans.nyctalopiaa condition of the eyes in which the sufferer can see clearly during the day or in bright light but has impaired vision at night or in poor light; night blindness.nystagmusuncontrollable and rapid movement of the eyeball in any direction. — nystagmic, adj.oculista physician who specializes in ophthalmology.ommatophobiaan abnormal fear of eyes.ophthalmologythe branch of medical science that studies the eyes, their diseases and defects. — ophthalmologist, n. — ophthalmologic, ophthalmological, adj.opticiana person who makes and sells glasses according to prescriptions prepared by an oculist or optometrist.optograman image on the retina caused by bleaching of the pupils.optographythe act or practice of reproducing optograms.optologyArchaic. the testing of the eyes for lenses.optometrythe practice or profession of testing eyes for defects in vision and the prescribing of corrective glasses. — optometrist, n. — optometrical, adj.optotypetype used in the testing of eyesight.orthopticsthe art of treating visual defects by exercise and retraining in Visual habits. — orthoptist, n. — orthoptic, adj.oxyopia, oxyopyan extremely heightened acuteness of the eyesight, resulting from increased sensibility of the retina.phantasmascope, phantascopean optical device that enables the viewer to converge the optical axes of the eyes and experience some of the phenomena of binocular vision.photalgiapain in the eyes caused by light.photangiophobiaan abnormal fear of photalgia.photopiavision, or the ability to see in bright light. Cf. scotopia. — photopic, adj.polyopia, polyopsia, polyopsy, polyopymultiple vision; the seeing of one object as more than one.presbytisma form of farsightedness that occurs in old age. Also called presbyopia, presbytia. Cf. hypermetropia. — presbytic, adj.protanopiaa defect of the eyesight in which the retina does not respond to red. — protanope, n. — protanopic, adj.retinoscopya method of determining the refractive error of an eye using an ophthalmoscope to illuminate the retina through the lens of the eye. Also called skiascopy. — retinoscopist, n.scotopiavision in dim light or darkness. Cf. photopia. — scotopic, adj.strabismthe inability of both eyes to focus on one object thereby producing the effect of squinting or cross-eyes. Also called strabismus. — strabismal, strabismic, adj.synechiaa diseased condition characterized by adhesion, especially the adhesion of the iris to the cornea.trachomaa contagious form of conjunctivitis, with the formation of inflammatory granules on the inner surface of the eyelid. — trachomatous, adj.trichiasisa condition in which the hair, especially of the eyelashes, grows inward.tritanopiaa defect of the eyesight in which the retina does not respond to blue and yellow. — tritanope, n. — tritanopic, adj.uveitisan inflamed condition of the uvea. — uveitic, adj.xanthocyanopsy, xanthocyanopya form of color blindness in which only yellows and blue can be perceived.xerophthalmia, xerophthalmya form of conjunctivitis, the result of a deficiency of vitamin A, marked by a dry and dull condition of the eyeball. Also called xeroma.xerosisabnormal dryness, as of the eyes or skin. Also called xeransis. — xerotic, adj.

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eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

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