eye

eye
1. noun /aɪ/
a) An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see.

The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.

b) The visual sense.

That dress caught her eye.

2. verb /aɪ/
a) To observe carefully.

After eying the document for an hour she decided not to sign it.

b) To view something narrowly, as a document or a phrase in a document.

They went out and eyed the new car one last time before deciding.


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  • Eye — ([imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eyed} ([imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eying or Eyeing}.] To fix the eye on; to stare at; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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