eye

Määritelmät

1. Substantiivi

   The part of the body that you see with.

   Esimerkit

   • Bright lights really hurt my eyes.
   • She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
   ≈eyeball
2. Substantiivi

   The ability to see.

   Esimerkit

   • Her eye is still sharp for her age.
   • He lost most of the sight in his eye in the accident.
3. Substantiivi

   The colored part of the eye.

   Esimerkit

   • She has big brown eyes.
   • His eyes are bright blue.
4. Substantiivi

   Attention or notice.

   Esimerkit

   • Keep an eye on the children.
   • She caught his eye across the room.
5. Substantiivi

   The skill of noticing small things.

   Esimerkit

   • She has a great eye for detail.
   • He has an eye for good design.
   ≈perceptiveness
6. Substantiivi

   A look that means something.

   Esimerkit

   • She was giving him the eye across the room.
   • When the car cut her off, she gave the driver the eye.
7. Substantiivi

   A short way to say private eye, a detective.

   Esimerkit

   • The eye followed the suspect for three days.
   • She hired an eye to look into the matter.
8. Substantiivi

   The small hole in a needle for thread.

   Esimerkit

   • She passed the thread through the eye of the needle.
   • The needle's eye was too small for thick yarn.
9. Substantiivi

   The hole in an axe head for the handle.

   Esimerkit

   • The handle slipped loose from the axe's eye.
   • He wedged the handle firmly into the eye of the axe.
10. Substantiivi

    A small metal loop for a hook or cord.

    Esimerkit

    • She fastened the dress with a hook and eye.
    • The chain hung from a small metal eye.