eyeball

[ ahy-bawl ]

/ ˈaɪˌbɔl /

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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.

Words nearby eyeball

eye-opener, eye-opening, eye-popper, eye-popping, eye-watering, eyeball, eyeball to eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyebank, eyebar, eyebath

Idioms for eyeball

give (someone) the hairy eyeball, Slang. to look at (someone) with eyelids partly lowered, as in hostility or distrust.

Origin of eyeball

1580–90; 1900–05 for def 3; eye + ball¹

OTHER WORDS FROM eyeball

eye·ball·er, noun

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The two countries were eyeball to eyeball in a tense standoff for almost a year.
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Hedren narrowly missed having an eyeball clawed out during one take.
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Behind the scenes, two tough female cable-network heads are counting on their star proxies to deliver every eyeball they can.
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Pink slips should be delivered face to face, eyeball to eyeball.
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The light, coming through the pupil and traversing the vitreous humor, strikes the retina from the inside of the eyeball.
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Destructiveness manifests in a tightening of the upper lid, and a bearing down upon the eyeball.
How to Read Human Nature|William Walker Atkinson
The eyeball is a structure of colloidal humors and membranes, and of nothing else.
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It is true that this occurs sometimes at the onset, as does hemorrhage into or about the joints, or hemorrhage behind the eyeball.
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Ang ubaug mauy nagsanggà sa mata, The eye socket supports the eyeball.
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British Dictionary definitions for eyeball

eyeball

/ (ˈaɪˌbɔːl) /

noun

the entire ball-shaped part of the eye

eyeball to eyeball in close confrontation

verb

(tr) slang to stare at

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Medicine definitions for eyeball

eyeball

[ ī′bôl′ ]

n.

The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids.bulb of eye

The eye itself.

eyeball

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