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Eyeball

The ball of the eye

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📖 Definitions of "Eyeball"

noun

1
The ball of the eye
2
(CB) a meeting
"We had an eyeball last year."
3
As a synecdoche, a person's focus of attention
4
(in the plural) readership or viewership

verb

1
To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
"A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients."
2
To scrutinize
3
To stare at intently
"Are you eyeballing my girl?"
4
To roll one's eyes.

🔄 Synonyms of "Eyeball"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eyenoun	An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
orbnoun	A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Eyeball"

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Word	Definition
eyenoun	An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
orbnoun	A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
ocularnoun	Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
eyewearnoun	A vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, or protective goggles.
facenoun	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
stareverb	(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
oglenoun	(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
peeknoun	A quick glance or look.
eyepiecenoun	The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
globenoun	The planet Earth.
oilnoun	Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
picturenoun	A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
imagenoun	A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
attentionnoun	(uncountable) Mental focus.
look-seenoun	(informal) A brief examination, a peek or glance.
observationnoun	The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
seeverb	(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
seeing eye ballnoun	(baseball) A batted ball that gets between several fielders.
object ballnoun	(snooker, billiards) The ball which the cue ball is intended to hit.