eyeball
[ahy-bawl]
noun
the 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.
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analysis, display, sight, look, peek, glimpse, impression, flash, glance, sighting, search, inspect, consider, explore, study, probe, question, scrutinize, interrogate, examine
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- eye-popper,
- eye-popping,
- eye-service,
- eye-watering,
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- eyeball-to-eyeball,
- eyebank,
- eyebar,
- eyebath
Idioms
give (someone) the hairy eyeball, Slang. to look at (someone) with eyelids partly lowered, as in hostility or distrust.
Origin of eyeball
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eyeball
noun
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eyeball
also eye-ball, 1580s, from eye (n.) + ball (n.1). As a verb, 1901, American English slang. Related: Eyeballed; eyeballing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
eyeball
[ī′bôl′]
n.
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