dead-eye
verb (used with object)
to make a successful shot or score with perfect aim; to kick, hit, or throw a ball or puck with great accuracy.
dead-eyes
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pluralof dead-eye.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Maguire meanwhile dead-eyes one straight at the flag.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
Jimmy dead-eyes him, says, “Goodbye, Chris,” and then does a full sad limo ride off into the sunset, crying about how he and Chris spent four whole days together, and it was definitely love.
From Time ● Jan. 19, 2015
Lerer dead-eyes him and wants to get on with it.
From Forbes ● Apr. 17, 2013
Even the dead-eyes of the ship, according to Malone, shed tears!
From The Island Queen by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Chain′-plates, on shipboard, iron plates bolted below the channels to serve as attachments for the dead-eyes, through which the standing rigging or shrouds and back-stays are rove and secured.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
