“eye”

Definitions

• noun

  the organ of sight

  Synonyms: oculus, optic, anschauung, sherlock, accountability, amaurosis, angle, annulet, armhole, assumption, attend, attitude

• noun

  good discernment (either visually or as if visually)

  • Example:“She has an eye for fresh talent.”
  • Example:“He has an artist's eye.”

• noun

  attention to what is seen

  • Example:“He tried to catch her eye.”

• noun

  an area that is approximately central within some larger region

  Synonyms: center, centre, middle, heart

  • Example:“It is in the center of town.”
  • Example:“They ran forward into the heart of the struggle.”

• noun

  a small hole or loop (as in a needle)

  • Example:“The thread wouldn't go through the eye.”

• verb

  look at

  Synonyms: eyeball