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noun, plural eyes, (Archaic) ey·en [ahy-uhn] /ˈaɪ ən/ or eyne [ahyn]. /aɪn/.
verb (used with object), eyed, ey·ing or eye·ing.
verb (used without object), eyed, ey·ing or eye·ing.
Obsolete. to appear to the eye.
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Idioms about eye

Origin of eye

First recorded before 900; Middle English eie, ie, Old English ēge, variant of ēage; cognate with German Auge, Icelandic auga; akin to Latin oculus “eye,” Greek ṓps “eye, face, countenance” and optós “seen, visible,” Sanskrit akṣi, Lithuanian akìs, and Slavic (Polish ) oko, all meaning “eye”

OTHER WORDS FROM eye

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH eye

aye, eye , I
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British Dictionary definitions for eye (1 of 2)

eye1
/ () /

noun
verb eyes, eyeing, eying or eyed (tr)
to look at carefully or warily
Also: eye up to look at in a manner indicating sexual interest; ogle
See also eyes

Derived forms of eye

eyeless, adjectiveeyelike, adjective

Word Origin for eye

Old English ēage; related to Old Norse auga, Old High German ouga, Sanskrit aksi

British Dictionary definitions for eye (2 of 2)

eye2
/ () /

noun
another word for nye
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Scientific definitions for eye

eye
[ ī ]

Anatomy The vertebrate organ of sight, composed of a pair of fluid-filled spherical structures that occupy the orbits of the skull. Incoming light is refracted by the cornea of the eye and transmitted through the pupil to the lens, which focuses the image onto the retina.
Zoology An organ in invertebrates that is sensitive to light. See more at compound eye eyespot.
Botany A bud on a tuber, such as a potato.
Meteorology The relatively calm area at the center of a hurricane or similar storm. See more at hurricane.
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Cultural definitions for eye

eye

The organ of sight. Some of its parts are the cornea, iris, lens, optic nerve, pupil, and retina.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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