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eyeopener
[ ahy-oh-puh-ner ]
/ ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nər /
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noun
an experience or disclosure that gives one a sudden realization or understanding: Her disclosures about her childhood were a real eyeopener.
a drink of liquor taken early in the day and intended to wake a person up fully.
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Words nearby eyeopener
eyeliner, eye-minded, eye of a hurricane, eye of a needle, eye of day, eyeopener, eye-opening, eyepiece, eye pillow, eyepit, eye point
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British Dictionary definitions for eyeopener
eye-opener
noun informal
something startling or revealing
US and Canadian an alcoholic drink taken early in the morning
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