Noun: eyes IzNoun: eye I
- The organ of sight
"The human eye is a complex structure capable of detecting light and colour";
- oculus [rare], optic
- Good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
"she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
- Attention to what is seen
"he tried to catch her eye"
- 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]
- A small hole or loop (as in a needle)
"the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
- A reproductive bud in a potato
"The potato had several eyes, each capable of growing into a new plant"
Sounds like: ayes
Type of: area, attending, attention, country, discernment, hole, judgement, judgment, look, opinion, persuasion, receptor, sagaciousness, sagacity, sense organ, sensory receptor, sentiment, thought, view
Part of: face, human face, needle, visual system
Encyclopedia: Eyes, Noses, Lips
Eye, Moreton and Ashton