eye

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Eye

eye is on the Basic English 850 List.

expert - eye - face

eye is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

extra - eye - f

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /aɪ/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: I, aye

Noun

Singular eye

Plural eyes

1. (countable) Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.

   We saw the eyes of a big wolf.

2. (countable) An eye is a hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

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  An eye
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  1: posterior chamber 2: ora serrata 3: ciliary muscle 4: ciliary zonules 5: canal of Schlemm 6: pupil 7: anterior chamber 8: cornea 9: iris 10: lens cortex 11: lens nucleus 12: ciliary process 13: conjunctiva 14: inferior oblique muscle 15: inferior rectus muscle 16: medial rectus muscle 17: retinal arteries and veins 18: optic disc 19: dura mater 20: central retinal artery 21: central retinal vein 22: optical nerve 23: vorticose vein 24: bulbar sheath 25: macula 26: fovea 27: sclera 28: choroid 29:superior rectus muscle 30: retina
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  Eye of a sewing needle with thread passing through

Verb

Plain form eye

Third-person singular eyes

Past tense eyed

Past participle eyed

Present participle eying

Plain form eye

Third-person singular eyes

Past tense eyed

Past participle eyed

Present participle eyeing

1. To look at carefully or with interest .

Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva