Definitions for EYEaɪ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eyeaɪ(n.; v.)eyed, ey•ing; eye•ing.

(n.)the organ of sight; in vertebrates, one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull, along with its associated structures.
Category: Anatomy
the visible parts of this organ, as the cornea, iris, and pupil, and the surrounding eyebrows, eyelids, and eyelashes.
Category: Anatomy
this organ with respect to the color of the iris:
blue eyes.
Category: Anatomy
the region surrounding the eye:
puffy eyes.
Category: Anatomy
sight; vision:
a sharp eye.
the power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception:
the eye of an artist.
a look, glance, or gaze:
cast one's eye upon a scene.
an attentive look; observation:
under the eye of a guard.
regard, view, aim, or intention:
an eye to one's own advantage.
judgment; opinion:
in the eyes of the law.
a center; crux:
the eye of an issue.
something suggesting the eye in appearance, as the opening in the lens of a camera or a peephole.
Category: Clothing
a bud, as of a potato or other tuber.
Category: Botany
a small, contrastingly colored part at the center of a flower.
Category: Botany
a usu. lean, muscular section of a cut of meat.
Category: Cooking
a roundish spot, as on a tail feather of a peacock.
Category: Ornithology
the hole in a needle.
Category: Clothing
a hole in a thing for the insertion of some object, as the handle of a tool:
the eye of an ax.
a ring through which something, as a rope or rod, is passed.
the loop into which a hook is inserted.
Category: Clothing
a photoelectric cell or similar device used to perform a function analogous to visual inspection.
Category: Electronics
a hole formed during the maturation of cheese.
Category: Cooking
the region of lighter winds and fair weather at the center of a tropical cyclone.
Category: Meteorology
the direction from which a wind is blowing.
Category: Nautical, Navy, Meteorology
(v.t.)to look at; view:
to eye the wonders of nature.
to watch carefully:
eyed them with suspicion.
to make an eye in:
to eye a needle.
(v.i.)Obs. to appear; seem.

Idioms for eye:

be all eyes,to be extremely attentive.
Category: Idiom
catch someone's eye,to attract someone's attention.
Category: Idiom
give someone the eye,to give someone a flirtatious or warning glance.
Category: Idiom, Informal
have an eye for,to be discerning about.
Category: Idiom
have eyes for,to be attracted to.
Category: Idiom
keep one's eyes open,to be especially alert or observant.
Category: Idiom
lay or set eyes on, to see.
Category: Idiom
make eyes,to glance flirtatiously; ogle.
Category: Idiom
run one's eye over,to examine hastily.
Category: Idiom
see eye to eye,to agree.
Category: Idiom
with an eye to,with the intention or consideration of.
Category: Idiom

Origin of eye:

bef. 900; ME eie, ie, OE ēge, var. of ēage; c. OS ōga, OHG ouga, ON auga; akin to L oculus, Gk ṓps

eye′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

eye, oculus, optic(noun)
the organ of sight
eye(noun)
good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
"she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
eye(noun)
attention to what is seen
"he tried to catch her eye"
center, centre, middle, heart, eye(noun)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
"it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
eye(verb)
a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
"the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
eye, eyeball(verb)
look at

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

eye(noun)ɪ
the body part that you see with
She has brown eyes.; Close/shut your eyes.
eyeɪ
sb's expression
She didn't believe me; I could see it in her eyes.
eyeɪ
the hole at the end of a needle
***the eye of the needle
eyeɪ
to be so interested that you find it hard to stop watching
I couldn't take my eyes off the horrible scene.
eyeɪ
to have a natural ability to find or choose good things
She has an eye for color.
eyeɪ
to want to have or buy
She'd had her eye on that car for months.
eyeɪ
in sb's opinion
In her eyes, your perfect.
eyeɪ
to watch carefully or take care of
Keep an eye on your little brother, please.
eyeɪ
to continue to look for sth
Keep your eyes peeled for a pink neon sign.

Wiktionary

eye(Noun)
An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see.
eye(Noun)
The visual sense.
The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
eye(Noun)
Attention, notice.
That dress caught her eye.
eye(Noun)
The ability to notice what others might miss.
He has an eye for talent.
eye(Noun)
A meaningful stare or look.
eye(Noun)
A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.
eye(Noun)
A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
eye(Noun)
A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
eye(Noun)
The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other such storm.
eye(Verb)
To observe carefully.
eye(Verb)
To view something narrowly, as a document or a phrase in a document.
eye(Verb)
To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing.
eye(Noun)
A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.
eye(Noun)
The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
eye(Noun)
A reproductive bud in a potato.
eye(Noun)
The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.
Eye(ProperNoun)
the comedic magazine Private Eye.
Eye(ProperNoun)
The London Eye, a tourist attraction in London.

Webster Dictionary

Eye(noun)
a brood; as, an eye of pheasants
Eye(noun)
the organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the years are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See Ocellus
Eye(noun)
the faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence, judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; as, to have the eye of sailor; an eye for the beautiful or picturesque
Eye(noun)
the action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view; ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion
Eye(noun)
the space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate presence
Eye(noun)
observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard
Eye(noun)
that which resembles the organ of sight, in form, position, or appearance
Eye(noun)
the spots on a feather, as of peacock
Eye(noun)
the scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the scallop
Eye(noun)
the bud or sprout of a plant or tuber; as the eye of a potato
Eye(noun)
the center of a target; the bull's-eye
Eye(noun)
a small loop to receive a hook; as hooks and eyes on a dress
Eye(noun)
the hole through the head of a needle
Eye(noun)
a loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope
Eye(noun)
the hole through the upper millstone
Eye(noun)
that which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty
Eye(noun)
tinge; shade of color
Eye(verb)
to fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view
Eye(verb)
to appear; to look