EYE DEFINITIONS - 21 definitions found
eye n 1: the organ of sight [syn: eye, oculus, 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; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye] 5: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" v 1: look at [syn: eye, eyeball] eye - meral eye aɪ See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE ONE'S EYES or SHUT ONE'S EYES, EYES OPEN, EYE OUT, EYE TO, FEAST ONE'S EYES ON, FOUR-EYES, GET THE EYE, GIVE THE EYE, GREEN-EYED MONSTER, HALF AN EYE, HAVE AN EYE ON, HAVE EYES ONLY FOR, HIT BETWEEN THE EYES, IN ONE'S MIND'S EYE, IN THE PUBLIC EYE, KEEP AN EYE ON or KEEP ONE'S EYE ON, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED or KEEP ONE'S EYES SKINNED, LAY EYES ON or SET EYES ON, LOOK IN THE EYE, MAKE EYES AT, MEET ONE'S EYE, MISTY-EYED or DEWEY-EYED, ONE EYE ON, OPEN ONE'S EYES or OPEN UP ONE'S EYES, OUT OF THE CORNER OF ONE'S EYE, PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE'S EYES, SEE EYE TO EYE, SHUT-EYE, SIGHT FOR SORE EYES, STARS IN ONE'S EYES, ROUND-EYED or WIDE-EYED also LARGE-EYED, PRIVATE EYE, TO THE EYE, UP TO THE CHIN IN or UP TO THE EYES IN, WEATHER EYE. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) eye I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek ōps eye, face, Sanskrit akṣi eye Date: before 12th century 1. a. a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight; especially the nearly spherical usually paired hollow organ of sight in vertebrates that is filled with a jellylike material, is lined with a photosensitive retina, and is lodged in a bony orbit in the skull b. all the visible structures within and surrounding the orbit and including eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows c. (1) the faculty of seeing with eyes (2) the faculty of intellectual or aesthetic perception or appreciation <an eye for beauty> (3) skill or ability dependent upon eyesight <a batter with a good eye> d. look, glance <cast an eager eye> e. (1) an attentive look <kept an eye on his valuables> (2) attention, notice <caught his eye> (3) close observation ; scrutiny <works under the eye of her boss> <in the public eye> f. point of view, judgment <beauty is in the eye of the beholder> — often used in plural <an offender in the eyes of the law> 2. something having an appearance suggestive of an eye: as a. the hole through the head of a needle b. a usually circular marking (as on a peacock's tail) c. loop; especially a loop or catch to receive a hook d. an undeveloped bud (as on a potato) e. an area like a hole in the center of a tropical cyclone marked by only light winds or complete calm with no precipitation f. the center of a flower especially when differently colored or marked; specifically the disk of a composite g. (1) a triangular piece of beef cut from between the top and bottom of a round (2) the chief muscle of a chop (3) a compact mass of muscular tissue usually embedded in fat in a rib or loin cut of meat h. a device (as a photoelectric cell) that functions in a manner analogous to human vision 3. something central ; center <the eye of the problem — Norman Mailer> 4. the direction from which the wind is blowing • eyeless adjective • eyelike adjective II. verb (eyed; eyeing or eying) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to fix the eyes on ; look at <they eyed him suspiciously> (2) contemplate, consider <eyeing the choices> b. to watch or study closely <eyeing changes in the stock market> 2. to furnish with an eye intransitive verb obsolete seem, look • eyer noun Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary eye (eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria's eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white-haired lady with piercing dark brown eyes... He is now blind in one eye. N-COUNT: oft poss N in pl 2. If you eye someone or something in a particular way, you look at them carefully in that way. Sally eyed Claire with interest... Martin eyed the bottle at Marianne's elbow. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n 3. You use eye when you are talking about a person's ability to judge things or about the way in which they are considering or dealing with things. William was a man of discernment, with an eye for quality... Their chief negotiator turned his critical eye on the United States... He first learnt to fish under the watchful eye of his grandmother. N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft a N for n 4. An eye on a potato is one of the dark spots from which new stems grow. N-COUNT 5. An eye is a small metal loop which a hook fits into, as a fastening on a piece of clothing. N-COUNT 6. The eye of a needle is the small hole at one end which the thread passes through. N-COUNT 7. The eye of a storm, tornado, or hurricane is the centre of it. The eye of the hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami. N-SING: the N of n 8. see also black eye, private eye, shut-eye 9. If you say that something happens before your eyes, in front of your eyes, or under your eyes, you are emphasizing that it happens where you can see it clearly and often implying that it is surprising or unpleasant. A lot of them died in front of our eyes... PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR [emphasis] 10. If you cast your eye or run your eye over something, you look at it or read it quickly. I would be grateful if he could cast an expert eye over it and tell me what he thought of it... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR prep 11. If something catches your eye, you suddenly notice it. As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught her eye. PHRASE: V inflects see also eye-catching 12. If you catch someone's eye, you do something to attract their attention, so that you can speak to them. I tried to catch Chrissie's eye to find out what she was playing at. PHRASE: V inflects 13. To clap eyes on someone or something, or set or lay eyes on them, means to see them. (INFORMAL) That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on... What was he doing when you last set eyes on him? PHRASE: V inflects, oft after superl, oft with brd-neg 14. If you make eye contact with someone, you look at them at the same time as they look at you, so that you are both aware that you are looking at each other. If you avoid eye contact with someone, you deliberately do not look straight at them because you feel awkward or embarrassed. She was looking at me across the room, and we made eye contact several times... I spent a fruitless ten minutes walking up and down the high street, desperately avoiding eye contact with passers-by. PHRASE: PHR after v 15. If you close your eyes to something bad or if you shut your eyes to it, you ignore it. Most governments must simply be shutting their eyes to the problem. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 16. If you cry your eyes out, you cry very hard. (INFORMAL) PHRASE: V inflects 17. If there is something as far as the eye can see, there is a lot of it and you cannot see anything else beyond it. There are pine trees as far as the eye can see. PHRASE 18. If you say that someone has an eye for something, you mean that they are good at noticing it or making judgments about it. Susan has a keen eye for detail, so each dress is beautifully finished off. PHRASE: V inflects 19. You use expressions such as in his eyes or to her eyes to indicate that you are reporting someone's opinion and that other people might think differently. The other serious problem in the eyes of the new government is communalism... Richard Dorrington was, in their eyes, a very sensible and reliable man... PHRASE: PHR with cl-group 20. If you keep your eyes open or keep an eye out for someone or something, you watch for them carefully. (INFORMAL) I ask the mounted patrol to keep their eyes open... You and your friends keep an eye out–if there's any trouble we'll make a break for it. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n 21. If you keep an eye on something or someone, you watch them carefully, for example to make sure that they are satisfactory or safe, or not causing trouble. I'm sure you will appreciate that we must keep a careful eye on all our running costs... I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 22. You say 'there's more to this than meets the eye' when you think a situation is not as simple as it seems to be. This whole business is very puzzling. There is a lot more to it than meets the eye. PHRASE 23. If something, especially something surprising or impressive, meets your eyes, you see it. The first sight that met my eyes on reaching the front door was the church enveloped in flames. PHRASE: V inflects 24. If you say that all eyes are on something or that the eyes of the world are on something, you mean that everyone is paying careful attention to it and what will happen. (JOURNALISM) All eyes will be on tomorrow's vote... The eyes of the world were now on the police. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 25. If someone has their eye on you, they are watching you carefully to see what you do. As the boat plodded into British waters and up the English Channel, Customs had their eye on her. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 26. If you have your eye on something, you want to have it. (INFORMAL) ...if you're saving up for a new outfit you've had your eye on. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 27. If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have. We want all our members to undertake this trip responsibly, with their eyes open. PHRASE: PHR after v 28. If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was. Watching your child explore the world about her can open your eyes to delights long forgotten. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR to n 29. If you see eye to eye with someone, you agree with them and have the same opinions and views. Yuriko saw eye to eye with Yul on almost every aspect of the production... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with n, pl-n PHR 30. When you take your eyes off the thing you have been watching or looking at, you stop looking at it. She took her eyes off the road to glance at me... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 31. If someone sees or considers something through your eyes, they consider it in the way that you do, from your point of view. She tried to see things through his eyes... PHRASE: PHR after v 32. If you say that you are up to your eyes in something, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of it to deal with, and often that you are very busy. (INFORMAL) I am up to my eyes in work... PHRASE: v-link PHR, usu PHR in n [emphasis] 33. the apple of your eye: see apple to turn a blind eye: see blind to feast your eyes: see feast in your mind's eye: see mind the naked eye: see naked to pull the wool over someone's eyes: see wool English Explanatory Dictionary eye aɪ n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in some invertebrates. 2 the eye characterized by the colour of the iris (has blue eyes). 3 the region round the eye (eyes red from weeping). 4 a glass or plastic ball serving as an artificial eye (his eye fell out). 5 (in sing. or pl.) sight; the faculty of sight (demonstrate to the eye; need perfect eyes to be a pilot). 6 a particular visual faculty or talent; visual appreciation (a straight eye; cast an expert eye over). 7 (in sing. or pl.) a look, gaze, or glance, esp. as indicating the disposition of the viewer (a friendly eye). 8 mental awareness; consciousness. 9 a person or animal etc. that sees on behalf of another. 10 a = electric eye. b = private eye. 11 a thing like an eye, esp.: a a spot on a peacock's tail (cf. EYELET n. 3). b the leaf bud of a potato. 12 the centre of something circular, e.g. a flower or target. 13 the relatively calm region at the centre of a storm or hurricane. 14 an aperture in an implement, esp. a needle, for the insertion of something, e.g. thread. 15 a ring or loop for a bolt or hook etc. to pass through. --v.tr. (eyes, eyed, eyeing or eying) watch or observe closely, esp. admiringly or with curiosity or suspicion. øall eyes 1 watching intently. 2 general attention (all eyes were on us). before one's (or one's very) eyes right in front of one. do a person in the eye colloq. defraud or thwart a person. eye-bolt a bolt or bar with an eye at the end for a hook etc. eye-catching colloq. striking, attractive. eye contact looking directly into another person's eyes. an eye for an eye retaliation in kind (Exodus 21:24). eye language the process of communication by the expression of the eyes. eye-level the level seen by the eyes looking horizontally (eye-level grill). eye-liner a cosmetic applied as a line round the eye. eye mask 1 a covering of soft material saturated with a lotion for refreshing the eyes. 2 a covering for the eyes. eye-opener colloq. 1 an enlightening experience; an unexpected revelation. 2 US an alcoholic drink taken on waking up. eye-rhyme a correspondence of words in spelling but not in pronunciation (e.g. love and move). eyes front (or left or right) Mil. a command to turn the head in the direction stated. eye-shade a device to protect the eyes, esp. from strong light. eye-shadow a coloured cosmetic applied to the skin round the eyes. eye-spot 1 a a light-sensitive area on the bodies of some invertebrate animals, e.g. flatworms, starfish, etc.; an ocellus. b Bot. an area of light-sensitive pigment found in some algae etc. 2 any of several fungus diseases of plants characterized by yellowish oval spots on the leaves and stems. eye-stalk Zool. a movable stalk carrying the eye, esp. in crabs, shrimps, etc. eye strain fatigue of the (internal or external) muscles of the eye. eye-tooth a canine tooth just under or next to the eye, esp. in the upper jaw. eye-worm a nematode worm, Loa loa, parasitic on man and other primates in Central and West Africa. get (or keep) one's eye in Sport accustom oneself (or keep oneself accustomed) to the conditions of play so as to judge speed, distance, etc. have an eye for be capable of perceiving or appreciating. have one's eye on wish or plan to procure. have eyes for be interested in; wish to acquire. have an eye to have as one's objective; prudently consider. hit a person in the eye (or between the eyes) colloq. be very obvious or impressive. keep an eye on 1 pay attention to. 2 look after; take care of. keep an eye open (or out) (often foll. by for) watch carefully. keep one's eyes open (or peeled or skinned) watch out; be on the alert. lower one's eyes look modestly or sheepishly down or away. make eyes (or sheep's eyes) (foll. by at) look amorously or flirtatiously at. my (or all my) eye sl. nonsense. one in the eye (foll. by for) a disappointment or setback. open a person's eyes be enlightening or revealing to a person. raise one's eyes look upwards. see eye to eye (often foll. by with) be in full agreement. set eyes on catch sight of. take one's eyes off (usu. in neg.) stop watching; stop paying attention to. under the eye of under the supervision or observation of. up to the (or one's) eyes in 1 deeply engaged or involved in; inundated with (up to the eyes in work). 2 to the utmost limit (mortgaged up to the eyes). with one's eyes open deliberately; with full awareness. with one's eyes shut (or closed) 1 easily; with little effort. 2 without awareness; unobservant (goes around with his eyes shut). with an eye to with a view to; prudently considering. with a friendly (or jealous etc.) eye with a feeling of friendship, jealousy, etc. with one eye on directing one's attention partly to. with one eye shut colloq. easily; with little effort (could do this with one eye shut). øøeyed adj. (also in comb.). eyeless adj. [OE eage f. Gmc] English-Old English dictionary eye 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue EYE It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff. EYE A gray eye is a sly eye, And roguish is a brown one; Turn full upon me thy eye,-- Ah, how its wavelets drown one! A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark-sun! A black eye is the best one. Oriental Poetry: Mirza Shaffy on Eyes. W.B. ALGER. O lovely eyes of azure, Clear as the waters of a brook that run Limpid and laughing in the summer sun! The Masque of Pandora, Pt. I. H.W. LONGFELLOW. Within her tender eye The heaven of April, with its changing light. The Spirit of Poetry. H.W. LONGFELLOW. Her two blue windows faintly she up-heaveth, Like the fair sun, when in his fresh array He cheers the morn, and all the earth relieveth; And as the bright sun glorifies the sky, So is her face illumined with her eye. Venus and Adonis. SHAKESPEARE. Blue eyes shimmer with angel glances, Like spring violets over the lea. October's Song. C.F. WOOLSON. The harvest of a quiet eye, That broods and sleeps OH his own heart. A Poet Epitaph. W. WORDSWORTH. Stabbed with a white wench's black eye. Romeo and Juliet, Act ii. Sc. 4. SHAKESPEARE. Sometimes from her eyes I did receive fair speechless messages. Merchant of Venice, Act i. Sc. 1. SHAKESPEARE. For where is any author in the world Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye? Love's Labor's Lost, Act iv. Sc. 3. SHAKESPEARE. Heart on her lips, and soul within her eyes, Soft as her clime, and sunny as her skies. Beppo. LORD BYRON. The fringed curtains of thine eye advance. The Tempest, Act i. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE. Alas! how little can a moment show Of an eye where feeling plays In ten thousand dewy rays; A face o'er which a thousand shadows go. The Triad. W. WORDSWORTH. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Eye \Eye\, n. [Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye. See Nye.] (Zo["o]l.) A brood; as, an eye of pheasants. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Eye \Eye\, n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e['a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. ?ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. ["o]ga, Dan. ["o]ie, Goth. aug?; cf. OSlav. oko, Lish. akis, L. okulus, Gr. ?, eye, ?, the two eyes, Skr. akshi. [root]10, 212. Cf. Diasy, Ocular, Optic, Eyelet, Ogle.] 1. The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the years are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See Ocellus. Description of illustration: a b Conjunctiva; c Cornea; d Sclerotic; e Choroid; f Cillary Muscle; g Cillary Process; h Iris; i Suspensory Ligament; k Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between h and i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve. Note: The essential parts of the eye are inclosed in a tough outer coat, the sclerotic, to which the muscles moving it are attached, and which in front changes into the transparent cornea. A little way back of cornea, the crystalline lens is suspended, dividing the eye into two unequal cavities, a smaller one in front filled with a watery fluid, the aqueous humor, and larger one behind filled with a clear jelly, the vitreous humor. The sclerotic is lined with a highly pigmented membrane, the choroid, and this is turn is lined in the back half of the eyeball with the nearly transparent retina, in which the fibers of the optic nerve ramify. The choroid in front is continuous with the iris, which has a contractile opening in the center, the pupil, admitting light to the lens which brings the rays to a focus and forms an image upon the retina, where the light, falling upon delicate structures called rods and cones, causes them to stimulate the fibres of the optic nerve to transmit visual impressions to the brain. 2. The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence, judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; as, to have the eye of sailor; an eye for the beautiful or picturesque. 3. The action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view; ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion. In my eye, she is the sweetest lady that I looked on. --Shak. 4. The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate presence. We shell express our duty in his eye. --Shak. Her shell your hear disproved to her eyes. --Shak. 5. Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard. ``Keep eyes upon her.'' --Shak. Booksellers . . . have an eye to their own advantage. --Addison. 6. That which resembles the organ of sight, in form, position, or appearance; as: (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spots on a feather, as of peacock. (b) The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the scallop. (c) The bud or sprout of a plant or tuber; as the eye of a potato. (d) The center of a target; the bull's-eye. (e) A small loop to receive a hook; as hooks and eyes on a dress. (f) The hole through the head of a needle. (g) A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope. (h) The hole through the upper millstone. 7. That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty. ``The very eye of that proverb.'' --Shak. Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts. --Milton. 8. Tinge; shade of color. [Obs.] Red with an eye of blue makes a purple. --Boyle. By the eye, in abundance. [Obs.] --Marlowe. Elliott eye (Naut.), a loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served. Eye agate, a kind of circle agate, the central part of which are of deeper tints than the rest of the mass. --Brande & C. Eye animalcule (Zo["o]l), a flagellate infusorian belonging to Euglena and related genera; -- so called because it has a colored spot like an eye at one end. Eye doctor, an oculist. Eye of a volute (Arch.), the circle in the center of volute. Eye of day, Eye of the morning, Eye of heaven, the sun. ``So gently shuts the eye day.'' --Mrs. Barbauld. Eye of a ship, the foremost part in the bows of a ship, where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser holes. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Half an eye, very imperfect sight; a careless glance; as, to see a thing with half an eye; often figuratively. ``Those who have but half an eye. '' --B. Jonson. To catch one's eye, to attract one's notice. To find favor in the eyes (of), to be graciously received and treated. To have an eye to, to pay particular attention to; to watch. ``Have an eye to Cinna.'' --Shak. To keep an eye on, to watch. To set the eyes on, to see; to have a sight of. In the eye of the wind (Naut.), in a direction opposed to the wind; as, a ship sails in the eye of the wind. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Eye \Eye\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Eying or Eyeing}.] To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view. Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial To my proportioned strength. --Milton. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Eye \Eye\, v. i. To appear; to look. [Obs.] My becomings kill me, when they do not Eye well to you. --Shak. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia EYE i (`ayin; ophthalmos): (1) The physical organ of sight, "the lamp of the body" (Mt 6:22), one of the chief channels of information for man. A cruel custom therefore sanctioned among heathen nations the putting out of the eyes of an enemy or a rival, because thus his power was most effectually shattered (Jud 16:21; 2Ki 25:7; Jer 39:7). Such blinding or putting out of the "right eye" was also considered a deep humiliation, as it robbed the victim of his beauty, and made him unfit to take his part in war (1Sa 11:2; Zec 11:17). The eye, to be useful, was to be "single," i.e. not giving a double or uncertain vision (Mt 6:22; Lu 11:34). Eyes may grow dim with sorrow and tears (Job 17:7), they may "waste away with griefs" (Ps 6:7; 31:9; 88:9). They may "pour down" (La 3:49), "run down with water" (La 1:16; 3:48). Eyes may "wink" in derision (Ps 35:19; Pr 6:13; 10:10; compare also Pr 16:30; 30:17), and the harlot takes the lustling "with her eyelids" (Pr 6:25). To `lift up the eyes' (Ge 13:10 et passim) means to look up or around for information and often for help; to `turn away the eye' or `hide the eyes' indicates carelessness and lack of sympathy (Pr 28:27); to `cast about the eyes,' so that they "are in the ends of the earth" (Pr 17:24) is synonymous with the silly curiosity of a fool, and with the lack of attention of him who is everywhere but at his work. In the execution of justice the "eye shall not pity," i.e. not be deflected from the dictates of the law by favorable or unfavorable impressions (De 19:13 et passim), nor spare (Eze 5:11 et passim), and the lexicon talionis demanded "life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Ex 21:24; De 19:21). (2) Figurative: The eye of the heart or mind, the organ of spiritual perception, which may be enlightened or opened (Ps 119:18). This is done by the law of God (19:8) or by the spirit of God (Eph 1:18), or it may be "darkened" and "holden" (Lu 24:16; compare Mt 13:13; 2Co 4:4). (3) The eye as an index of the mind and disposition of man. The Bible speaks of the "good" margin, or "bountiful" eye, i.e. the kindly, disposition (Pr 22:9); of "proud", "haughty", "lofty eyes" (Ps 18:27; 131:1; Pr 6:17); of the "lowly eyes" of the humble (Job 22:29 margin; compare also Lu 18:13); of "adulterous eyes", "eyes which play the harlot" (Eze 6:9, in the sense of idolatrous inclinations; 2Pe 2:14). Rage or anger is shown by the "sharpening" of the eyes (Job 16:9). (4) The eyes of God, as well as the "seven eyes" of the Lamb (Re 5:6) and the `many eyes' of the four living creatures of the Apocalypse (Re 4:6; also Eze 1:18; 10:12) are figurative expressions for the omniscience of God (compare Heb 4:13; Ps 139:16) and of His watchfulness and loving care (Jer 32:19). As the human eye may, with the slightest glance or motion, give an indication, a command, so God is able to "guide" or "counsel" His obedient child "with his eye" (Ps 32:8). (5) Three Hebrew expressions are translated by "apple of the eye": (a) 'ishon, literally, "the little man," which probably means the "pupil of the eye," it being the part of the eye in which the close onlooker may see his image reflected en miniature. Several oriental languages have very similar expressions (De 32:10; Ps 17:8; Pr 7:2). (b) babhah, literally, "the gate of the eye" (Zec 2:8). (c) bath-`ayin, literally, "the daughter of the eye" (Ps 17:8; La 2:18). All these three phrases seem to indicate the pupil rather than the "apple of the eye," and designate the most sensitive part of the eye, which we protect with the greatest care. Thus the Scriptures declare, for our great comfort, that God will protect and care for those that are His own. To eye (`awan, "to watch closely," "to look maliciously at"): "Saul eyed David from that day and forward" (1Sa 18:9). See ENVY; EVIL EYE. H. L. E. Luering Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Eye (Heb. 'ain, meaning "flowing"), applied (1) to a fountain, frequently; (2) to colour (Num. 11:7; R.V., "appearance," marg. "eye"); (3) the face (Ex. 10:5, 15; Num. 22:5, 11), in Num. 14:14, "face to face" (R.V. marg., "eye to eye"). "Between the eyes", i.e., the forehead (Ex. 13:9, 16). The expression (Prov. 23:31), "when it giveth his colour in the cup," is literally, "when it giveth out [or showeth] its eye." The beads or bubbles of wine are thus spoken of. "To set the eyes" on any one is to view him with favour (Gen. 44:21; Job 24:23; Jer. 39:12). This word is used figuratively in the expressions an "evil eye" (Matt. 20:15), a "bountiful eye" (Prov. 22:9), "haughty eyes" (6:17 marg.), "wanton eyes" (Isa. 3:16), "eyes full of adultery" (2 Pet. 2:14), "the lust of the eyes" (1 John 2:16). Christians are warned against "eye-service" (Eph. 6:6; Col. 3:22). Men were sometimes punished by having their eyes put out (1 Sam. 11:2; Samson, Judg. 16:21; Zedekiah, 2 Kings 25:7). The custom of painting the eyes is alluded to in 2 Kings 9:30, R.V.; Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40, a custom which still prevails extensively among Eastern women. EYE Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms eye I. n. 1. Organ of sight, organ of vision. 2. Sight, view, estimate, judgment. 3. Watch, notice, vigilance, observation, inspection. 4. Perforation, aperture, eyelet, eyelethole. 5. Bud, shoot. II. v. a. Watch, observe, view, look on, fix the eye on, keep in view, have an eye on. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) eye aɪ n. 1 eyeball, orb, Colloq optic: The eye of the eagle is nearly as large as that of an elephant. 2 vision, (eye)sight, visual acuity, perception: Her eyes are weakened by so much reading. 3 discernment, perception, taste, judgement, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, appreciation, sensitivity; knowledge, recognition, comprehension: Shirley has a good eye for Chinese antiques. Walmsley has the eye of an artist. 4 liking, affection, fondness, partiality, appreciation; lustfulness: Old Bisley still has an eye for the girls. 5 ogle, leer, look, wink, glad eye, sidelong glance: The barmaid gave me the eye as soon as I walked in. 6 view, respect, regard, aim, intention, purpose, design, plan, idea, notion: He lent me the money with an eye to asking a favour in return. 7 attention, regard, look, scrutiny, view, examination, observation; supervision: All our comings and goings were under the watchful eye of Scotland Yard. 8 guard, lookout, watch, vigil: The class monitor is expected to keep an eye on the younger children. --v. 9 examine, scrutinize, look at, regard: My future mother-in-law eyed me up and down. 10 behold, gaze or look or peer at or upon, contemplate, study, regard, view, inspect; watch, observe: The doctor eyed the wound with concern. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 316 Moby Thesaurus words for "eye": Anschauung, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, accountability, air hole, amaurosis, angle, angle of vision, annulet, armhole, assumption, attend, attitude, auspices, baby blues, banjo eyes, basis, be vigilant, be watchful, beagle, belief, blepharitis, blowhole, bossing, bright eyes, bullet-hole, bunghole, care, cast coquettish glances, cataract, charge, choroiditis, circlet, clear eyes, clear sight, climate of opinion, color vision, common belief, community sentiment, conceit, concept, conception, conclusion, cone vision, conjunctivitis, consensus gentium, consider, consideration, contemplate, conviction, coquet, cornea, cover, crane, crane the neck, cringle, cross-eye, day vision, daylight vision, deadeye, defective vision, defense, dekko, detached retina, dick, discernment, eagle eye, esotropia, estimate, estimation, ethos, examine, eye defect, eye-mindedness, eyeball, eyeful, eyelet, eyelid, eyesight, farsight, farsightedness, feeling, field of view, field of vision, flatfoot, flirt, follow, footing, frame of reference, framework, gallivant, gape, gasket, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze at, gaze open-mouthed, general belief, give the eye, give the once-over, glaucoma, gloat, goggle, goggle eyes, gold-dig, grasp, grommet, guard, guide, gumshoe, gumshoe man, gutta serena, hard look, have a looksee, hawkshaw, hold in view, horizon, idea, impression, inspect, intendance, investigator, iris, iritis, judgment, jurisdiction, keen sight, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, ken, keratitis, keyhole, knothole, lamp, lee, leer, leer at, leering look, lens, lid, light, lights, look, look after, look at, look on, look over, look sweet upon, look upon, look-in, loop, loophole, lustful leer, make eyes at, manhole, mental outlook, mind, mousehole, mystique, naked eye, nictitating membrane, night vision, notion, observation, observe, ocular, oculus, ogle, ogle at, opinion, optic, optic nerve, optic neuritis, orb, organ of vision, outlook, oversight, peeper, peephole, perception, peripheral field, peripheral vision, personal judgment, perspicacity, perspicuity, persuasion, peruse, philander, photopia, pigeonhole, pinhole, pink eye, place, placket, placket hole, plainclothesman, play around, point of view, popeyes, popular belief, pore, pore over, porthole, position, posture, power of sight, preservation, presumption, prevailing belief, preview, private eye, prospect, protection, protective custody, public belief, public opinion, punch-hole, pupil, purview, quick sight, range, reaction, reconnoiter, reference system, refuge, regard, respect, responsibility, retina, retinoblastoma, ring, ringlet, rod vision, roundlet, rubberneck, run around, safekeeping, safety, saucer eyes, scene, sclera, scope, scotopia, scout, scrutinize, scrutiny, seeing, sense of sight, sentiment, shade, shadow, shelter, side, sidelong look, sight, sightedness, situation, size up, skip tracer, slant, sleuth, sleuthhound, sly look, spiracle, spotter, spy upon, stance, stand, stand on tiptoe, standpoint, staple, stare, stare at, stare down, stare hard, starry orbs, sty, superintendence, supervision, surveillance, survey, sweep, system, tab, take a long, take in, take stock of, tall, tap, tec, theory, thinking, thought, trachoma, twilight vision, unaided eye, universe, unobstructed vision, uveitis, vent, venthole, vet, view, viewpoint, vision, visual acuity, visual field, visual organ, visual sense, walleye, watch, watchful eye, way of thinking, winker |
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