eyeball

CEFRB1

/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The round part of the eye inside the eyelids.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance of eyeballing something.

Examples

  • Is it safe to eat a pig's eyeball?

  • "If it's a light workout, OK." "Right, so will we allow crotch-kicking and eyeball crushing?"

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The ball of the eye.

  2. A readership or viewership.

  3. A face-to-face meeting.

More examples

In context

  • Give this report an eyeball, will you please?

  • You'll change your mind about not bothering with safety glasses once you've injured your eyeball. That's called closing the barn door after the horse gets out.

  • Near-synonym: eye

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”).