Word Finder - eyes

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An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).

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Bright lights really hurt my eyes.

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The visual sense.

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

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The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.

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Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes.

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Attention, notice.

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That dress caught her eye.

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The ability to notice what others might miss.

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He has an eye for talent.

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• perceptiveness

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A meaningful stare or look.

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She was giving him the eye at the bar.

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A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.

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A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

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The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.

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A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.

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• eyelet

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The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.

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A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.

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The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.

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A reproductive bud in a potato.

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The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.

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A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc. — e.g. at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; through a crank; at the end of a rope; or through a millstone.

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That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.

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Tinge; shade of colour.

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One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.

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The circle in the centre of a volute.

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The enclosed counter (negative space) of the small letter e.

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(game of go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.

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(usually plural) View or opinion.

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This victory will make us great in the eyes of the world.

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To observe carefully or appraisingly.

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After eyeing the document for half an hour, she decided not to sign it.

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To appear; to look.

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A brood.

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an eye of pheasants

His eyes were dazzled by it.

Nina said, her eyes expressing delight.

She bit her lips to keep them from quivering and blinked her eyes to get rid of the blur.

His eyes mocked her.

Our eyes are capable of seeing only a narrow spectrum of light.

He walked up and down the river bank, leading his horse behind him; but he kept his eyes turned always toward the dim, dark spot which he knew was the old North Church.

His large eyes were bright and snappy.

Alex rolled his eyes and made a face.

Dark eyes studied her intently.

In that moment she was certain she saw something in his eyes - something akin to remorse.

His troubled gaze came back to her face, pacing from her eyes to her lips.

He seems weak, and his eyes are dull.

For a moment he simply gazed into her eyes, and then he drew a deep breath.

He opened his eyes and looked around at the small, plain room and at the poor people standing near him.

Did your eyes dilate?

With tears in her eyes she went out and stood in the whisperer's place.

All eyes were turned to see why the king had said, "Open the window."

Then his eyes overflowed with tears, and he fell on his knees before the king.

Natasha looked at him, and by way of answer to his words her eyes widened and lit up.

For they were in the streets of a beautiful emerald-green city, bathed in a grateful green light that was especially pleasing to their eyes, and surrounded by merry faced people in gorgeous green-and-gold costumes of many extraordinary designs.

His jaw tightened and his eyes flashed a warning.

The caliph's eyes were filled with tears.

The two boys, Charlot and Blondel, with wondering eyes watched their father and mother undress the little stranger.

Pierre listened to her with lips parted and eyes fixed upon her full of tears.

He knew that these were the eyes of the wolf.

Andrew's gray eyes blazed as he stood up straight and proud before the haughty captain.

His eyes closed and he was soon fast asleep.

What a happy thing that he saw you again, he added, suddenly turning to Natasha and looking at her with eyes full of tears.

For a few seconds they gazed silently into one another's eyes--and what had seemed impossible and remote suddenly became possible, inevitable, and very near.

Finally he sat up, a glint of humor in his eyes.

A slow smile worked its way across his face and into his eyes.

A touch of humor came into his eyes.

Finally he sat the cup carefully on the table, avoiding her eyes when he spoke.

The twinkle came back into his eyes.

I can see it in his eyes.

His gaze was warm, his eyes misty.

Tears were in his eyes; but he tried to look brave.

As before he was absent-minded and seemed occupied not with what was before his eyes but with something special of his own.

Pierre looked again at the companion's pale, delicate face with its black eyes and peculiar mouth, and something near to him, long forgotten and more than sweet, looked at him from those attentive eyes.

The chief thing in his eyes was not the nitrogen in the soil, nor the oxygen in the air, nor manures, nor special plows, but that most important agent by which nitrogen, oxygen, manure, and plow were made effective-- the peasant laborer.

She blinked to relieve the stinging in her eyes.

He was watching her, a wry smile on his face and an amused twinkle in his eyes.

His mouth snapped shut and shame filled his eyes.

The sincerity in his voice brought tears to her eyes.

His eyes turned cold.

His eyes clouded with belated concern and his voice lost its edge.

His smile was sardonic, yet his eyes held a glint of humor.

His voice was gruff, and his brows were drawn together in a frown... and yet the blue eyes twinkled with humor.

She winced as she stood, and glanced up into blue eyes that gave every indication he could read her mind.

He released her hand, but his eyes still held hers in a hypnotic trance that made her think of Dracula.