eye socket

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noun

the socket or orbit of the eye.

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Origin of eye socket

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby eye socket

eyeshine, eyeshot, eyesight, eyes in the back of one's head, have, eyes left, eye socket, eyesome, eyes-only, eyesore, eye splice, eyespot

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How to use eye socket in a sentence

In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reporters filmed an officer shooting a protester in the head with a foam bullet, fracturing her eye socket.
For protesters, trauma lingers long after the marching ends|Julia Dupuis|September 23, 2021|Vox
The area under my eye was also shattered, and a titanium plate was inserted in the base of my eye socket to prevent my eyeball from dropping down.
What Happens When You Fall Off a Mountain|jversteegh|September 14, 2021|Outside Online
It also has a lizard-like eye socket that is both deep and conical.
Ancient creature revealed as lizard, not a teeny dinosaur|Carolyn Gramling|July 21, 2021|Science News For Students
The fossil consists of only a birdlike, rounded skull with a slender tapering snout and a large number of teeth in its mouth, along with a lizardlike eye socket, deep and conical.
An ancient creature thought to be a teeny dinosaur turns out to be a lizard|Carolyn Gramling|June 14, 2021|Science News

She finished the skin off with the Plant Genius Line Filling Eye Balm around the eye socket which plumped fine lines and hydrated the skin, creating a smooth base for the striking eye makeup.
Taraji P. Henson’s AMA Makeup Look Had To Complement A Whopping 10 Outfit Changes|cmurray|November 23, 2020|Essence.com
In 1996, Smart was severely beaten in prison by two inmates, who broke her eye socket and left her with a metal plate in her head.
Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband?|Marlow Stern|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it was over, Keith had been stabbed in the shoulder, and Brandon had a fractured eye socket and orbital wall.
Arnold Pardoned My Son’s Attacker|Bruce Henderson|May 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Her eyes were closed, the rim of the eye-socket being very evident.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
This line should not exceed half an inch in length and is never carried beyond the eye socket.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
I dubbed him the King of the Eye-Socket school, and instead of getting angry he actually thanked me for it.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer
Dig out the plaster in eye socket on show side and set eye in a little fresh plaster.
Taxidermy|Leon Luther Pray
Be sure to remove all the jaw meat, tongue, and eye socket fat from the skulls of lizard specimens.
Taxidermy|Leon Luther Pray

British Dictionary definitions for eye socket

eye socket

noun

the nontechnical name for orbit (def. 3)

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