1. The organ of sight
   "The human eye is a complex structure capable of detecting light and colour";
   - oculus [rare], optic
    
2. Good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
   "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
    
3. Attention to what is seen
   "he tried to catch her eye"
    
4. An area that is approximately central within some larger region
   "they were in the eye of the storm";
   - center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], middle, heart [Brit]
    
5. A small hole or loop (as in a needle)
   "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
    
6. A reproductive bud in a potato
   "The potato had several eyes, each capable of growing into a new plant"

1. Look at
   "He eyed the expensive watch longingly";
   - eyeball [informal]

Sounds like: aye, I

Derived forms: eyed, eyeing, eying, eyes

Type of: area, attending, attention, country, discernment, hole, judgement, judgment, look, receptor, sagaciousness, sagacity, sense organ, sensory receptor

Part of: face, human face, needle, visual system

Encyclopedia: Eye, Moreton and Ashton