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Eye

noun

The organ of sight. Synonyms: oculus, optic.

Good discernment (either visually or as if visually). "He has an artist's eye"

Attention to what is seen.

An area that is approximately central within some larger region. Synonyms: center, centre, heart, middle. "They ran forward into the heart of the struggle" , "They were in the eye of the storm"

A small hole or loop (as in a needle).

verb

(past & past part. eyed; pres. part. eyeing or eying)

Look at. Synonym: eyeball.

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"Eye" Quotes from Famous Books

... Dick gave his eye a peculiar twist in the direction of his father, who was giving him a droll look, and then ...

— Dick o' the Fens - A Tale of the Great East Swamp • George Manville Fenn

... and then frozen hard in cold storage. "Posh" is not only (1) impenetrable but also (2) hygienic, the iodine in the seaweed lending it a peculiarly antiseptic quality, and (3) picturesque, the colour of the compound being a dark purple, which is exceedingly pleasing to the eye. Lastly, the cost of production is slight, as the raw material can be obtained for nothing, and the compound can be sawn into blocks or bricks to suit the taste of the tenant. I am convinced that cottages of "posh" could be built for less than a hundred pounds a-piece; ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 • Various

... of Illora. This redoubtable fortress was perched upon a high rock in the midst of a spacious valley. It was within four leagues of the Moorish capital, and its lofty castle, keeping vigilant watch over a wide circuit of country, was termed the right eye of Granada. ...

— Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada • Washington Irving

... she looked forth absently and spied the old beggar crouching in his accustomed place. He almost prostrated himself at sight of her, but she had no money with her, nor could she have bestowed any under Lady Bassett's disapproving eye. The carriage rolled on, leaving ...

— The Way of an Eagle • Ethel M. Dell

... beautiful she is! How fair She lies within those arms, that press Her form with many a soft caress Of tenderness and watchful care! Sail forth into the sea, O ship! Through wind and wave, right onward steer! The moistened eye, the trembling lip, Are not the signs of ...

— Lyra Heroica - A Book of Verse for Boys • Various

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