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eye

/ˈaɪ̯/noun, verb1 syllable

Eye means: an area that is approximately central within some larger region.

Synonyms for eye19

noun, as in an area that is approximately central within some larger region

center, centre, middle, heart

noun, as in the organ of sight

oculus, optic

verb, as in look at

eyeball

also used for eye

perceptiveness, stink eye, evil eye, pit-eye, glim, globe, lurk, mince pie, ogle, orb, peeper, gaze

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What does eye mean?6

noun

1

an area that is approximately central within some larger region“it is in the center of town”

2

the organ of sight

3

good discernment (either visually or as if visually)“she has an eye for fresh talent”

4

attention to what is seen“he tried to catch her eye”

5

a small hole or loop (as in a needle)“the thread wouldn't go through the eye”

verb

1

look at

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eye?60

three syllables

fbi
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for eye, grouped by syllable

Eye in a sentence

  • Filled with sorrow, the girl looked him in the eye.unknown
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.CM
  • As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but sand.unknown
  • The eye may see for the hand, but not for the mind.Whiskkebarr
  • If you turn a blind eye to something, you ignore it.unknown
  • As far as the eye could see, nothing could be seen except cornfields.aandrusiak
  • As far as the eye can reach, nothing is to be seen but sand.unknown
  • Surprisingly, he is the type that worries about being in the public eye.CM

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Forms of eye

as a noun

plural
eyes

as a verb

past tense
eyed
past participle
eyed
present participle
eyeing
third-person singular
eyes