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Eye

Definition: Eye

Eye

Noun

1. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').

2. Good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye".

3. Attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye".

4. An area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm".

5. A small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye".

Verb

1. Look at.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "eye" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Eye

DomainDefinition

Bible

Eye (Heb. 'ain, meaning "flowing"), applied (1) to a fountain, frequently; (2) to colour (Num. 11:7; R.V., "appearance," marg. "eye"); (3) the face (Ex. 10:5, 15; Num. 22:5, 11), in Num. 14:14, "face to face" (R.V. marg., "eye to eye"). "Between the eyes", i.e., the forehead (Ex. 13:9, 16). The expression (Prov. 23:31), "when it giveth his colour in the cup," is literally, "when it giveth out [or showeth] its eye." The beads or bubbles of wine are thus spoken of. "To set the eyes" on any one is to view him with favour (Gen. 44:21; Job 24:23; Jer. 39:12). This word is used figuratively in the expressions an "evil eye" (Matt. 20:15), a "bountiful eye" (Prov. 22:9), "haughty eyes" (6:17 marg.), "wanton eyes" (Isa. 3:16), "eyes full of adultery" (2 Pet. 2:14), "the lust of the eyes" (1 John 2:16). Christians are warned against "eye-service" (Eph. 6:6; Col. 3:22). Men were sometimes punished by having their eyes put out (1 Sam. 11:2; Samson, Judg. 16:21; Zedekiah, 2 Kings 25:7). The custom of painting the eyes is alluded to in 2 Kings 9:30, R.V.; Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40, a custom which still prevails extensively among Eastern women. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Chemical Industry

An opening in the siege of a pot furnace through which enters the mixture of fuel and air. Source: European Union. (references)

Dream Interpretation

To dream of seeing an eye, warns you that watchful enemies are seeking the slightest chance to work injury to your business. This dream indicates to a lover, that a rival will usurp him if he is not careful.
To dream of brown eyes, denotes deceit and perfidy. To see blue eyes, denotes weakness in carrying out any intention. To see gray eyes, denotes a love of flattery for the owner.
To dream of losing an eye, or that the eyes are sore, denotes trouble.
To see a one-eyed man, denotes that you will be threatened with loss and trouble, beside which all others will appear insignificant. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Food & Agriculture

The bud that develops in the axil of the leaf. Source: European Union. (references)
 The hole(i. e. , socket)in a tool for receiving the handle(e. g. in an axe-head), or, in other devices, for threading a cable or receiving a link(e. g. in a dog). Source: European Union. (references)

Industry

Heddles, each with an -- in the center through which the individual yarns are threaded. Source: European Union. (references)
 An openwork effect produced by transferring sinker loops usually to two adjacent needles. Generally, two consecutive sinker loops are collected and transferred. Source: European Union. (references)

Literature

Eye Latin, oculus; Italian, occhio; Spanish, ojo: Russian, oko; Dutch, oog; Saxon, eáge (where g is pronounced like y); French, oeil.
In my mind's eye. In my perceptive thought. The eye sees in two ways: (1) from without; and (2) from within. When we look at anything without, the object is reflected on the retina as on a mirror; but in deep contemplation the inward thought "informs the eye." It was thus Macbeth saw the dagger; and Hamlet tells Horatio that he saw his deceased father "in his mind's eye."
In the wind's eye. Directly opposed to the wind.
In the twinkling of an eye. Immediately, very soon. "Au moindre clin d'æil." Similar phrases are: "In a brace of shakes," "In the twinkling of a bed-post." (See Bed Post.)
My eye! or Oh, my eye! an exclamation of astonishment. (See All My Eye.)
One might see that with half an eye. Easily; at a mere glance.
The king's eyes. His chief officers. An Eastern expression.
"One of the seven
Who in God's presence, nearest to the throne
Stand ready at command, and are his eyes
That run thro' all the heavens, or down to earth
Bear his swift errands."
Milton: Paradise Lost, iii. 652.
To have an eye on. To keep strict watch on the person or thing referred to.
To have an eye to the main chance. To keep constantly in view the profit to arise; to act from motives of policy. (See Main Chance.)
To see eye to eye. To be of precisely the same opinion; to think both alike. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Mechanical Engineering

Any metal or other ring intended for reception of, e. g. a rope or a hook. Source: European Union. (references)
 In any turbomachine, the suction inlet opening into the impeller. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

Organ of vision; in humans it is a spheroid body approximately one inch in diameter with the segment of a smaller sphere, the cornea, in front; it occurs in pairs, one in each of the bony orbits of the skull. Source: European Union. (references)
 The part of the organ of vision, in which an optical image of the external world is produced and transformed into nerve excitations. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. The top or mouth of a shaft b. The central or intake opening of a radial-flow fan c. The entrance to a mine working at which daylight can be seen from within d. The hole in a pick or hammer head, that receives the handle e. The opening at the top of a beehive coke oven for charging f. The opening in the bottom of a pot furnace through which the flameenters. (references)

Slang in 1811

EYE. It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Eye

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This article refers to the sight organ. For other usages of the word "eye", see Eye (disambiguation).

An eye is an organ which has evolved or may evolve (in the case of moles) for the purposes of detecting light - see blindness. The simplest eyes do nothing but detect whether the surroundings are light or dark. More complex eyes are used to provide the sense of vision.

Compound eyes are found among the arthropods (insects and kin), and are composed of many simple facets which give a pixelated image (not multiple images as is often believed).


Diagram of a human eye. Note that not all eyes have the same anatomy as a human eye.

Light from a distant object and light from a near object being brought to a focus


The human eye is said to be the window of the soul

In most vertebrates and some mollusks the eye works by projecting images onto a light-sensitive retina, where the light is detected and transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve. The eye is typically roughly spherical, filled with a transparent gel-like substance called the vitreous humour, with a focusing lens and often a muscle called the iris that controls how much light enters.

Focusing

In order for light rays to be brought to a focus they must be refracted. The amount of refraction required depends on the distance of the object which is being viewed. A distant object will require less bending of light than a nearer one. Most of the refraction occurs at the cornea which has a fixed curvature. The remainder of the required refraction occurs at the lens. The lens can be pulled flatter or rounder by muscles, which adjust the power of the lens.

Parts of the eye

Problems: See also:

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Eye (disambiguation)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The article Eye refers to the sight organ. Here are some other usages of the word "Eye.".

A needle has an eye to thread the needle. Any small gap is called an eye. The middle of a hurricane is also called an eye-hence a calm part of a storm is called an eye. Eye teeth refers to teeth which are highest in the mouth.

Eye is a placename in the United Kingdom:

There is also Eye Green, Peterborough, England

In the United States of America, there are:

Eye is also the name of a river: the River Eye.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Eye (disambiguation)."

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Eye, Herefordshire

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Eye is a village in the county of Herefordshire, England, on the River Lugg, and north of Leominster and south of Ludlow.

Berrington Hall is nearby.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Eye, Herefordshire."

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Eye, Peterborough

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Eye is a town in the unitary authority area of Peterborough and the geographical county of Cambridgeshire in England, south of Crowland and Eye Green.

There has been a church here since at least 1543. The present church, St. Matthew's, was built in 1846. Eye Cornmill is a windmill with eight sails. Eye is separated from its sister village of Eye Green by the A47 trunk road.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Eye, Peterborough."

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Eye, Suffolk

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Eye is a small town in the county of Suffolk, East Anglia, England, south of Diss, and on the River Dove.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Eye, Suffolk."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Eye

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

EYE

EnglishEuropean Youth ExchangeSocial Sciences, Sports & Leisure

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Eye

Synonyms: center (n), centre (n), heart (n), middle (n), oculus (n), optic (n), peeper (n), eyeball (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Eye

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Circularity

Circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet; ringlet; eye, loop, wheel; cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band; contrate wheel, crown wheel; hub; nave; sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland; crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar; noose, lasso, lassoo.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Eye

English words defined with "eye": Ball of the eye, black eyeEvil eye, Eye animalcule, eye condition, eye contact, eye cup, eye disease, eye doctor, eye muscleFlemish eyegive the eye, glass eyeHalf an eyeIn the eye of the windkeep an eye onNaked eye, nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleeprapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleepsee eye to eye, simple eyeTo have an eye to, turn a blind eyeweather eye, White of the eye. (references)
Specialty definitions using "eye": All my Eye, anterior chamber of the eyeBULL'S EYECatch the Speaker's Eye, COCK YOUR EYE, Crocodile's Eyedoll's eye sign, DROP IN THE EYE, Dry Eye Syndrome, Dry Eye SyndromesEye - service, Eye Banks, Eye Burns, eye camera, eye candy, eye catcher, Eye Diseases, Hereditary, eye dominance, Eye Enucleation, Eye Evisceration, eye height, Eye Hemorrhage, Eye Infections, Eye Infections, Bacterial, Eye Infections, Parasitic, Eye Infections, Viral, Eye Injuries, eye irritation, eye movement, Eye Movements, Eye Neoplasms, Eye of a Needle, Eye of Greece, Eye of the Baltic, Eye of the Storm, eye patch, eye specialist, eye widthFundus of the EyeGreen in my Eye, Gullstrand's schematic eyeHungarian cat's eyeItching of the EyeLARRY DUGAN'S EYE WATER, lens of the eyeMiller's Eye, My Eyeoblique eye muscle, occupational eye disorderposterior chamber of the eyereduced eye, ruby cat's eyesapphire cat's eye, schematic eye, Speaker's Eye, squinting eye, Stink Eye, straight eye musclewall eye, White in the Eye. (references)
Etymologies containing "eye": Zosterops. (references)

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Modern Usage: Eye

DomainUsage

Screenplays

And what sunrises, seen as the human eye could never see them: silver at first, then, as the years progressed, in tones of purple, red, and my long lost blue (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Yes, they don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his dick or his rod or his Johnson (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

You will keep an eye on Frodo, won't you (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

It requires hand and eye coordination (Big; writing credit: Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg)

But, in order to keep from damaging the eye sockets, they've got to go in through the rectum (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

Lyrics

It's the Eye of the Tiger (Eye Of The Tiger; performing artist: Survivor)

There is more than meets the eye (Sk8er Boi; performing artist: Avril Lavigne)

I hope 2 find her there gotta make some eye contact she's not the kind to stare (There She Goes; performing artist: Babyface)

Don'tcha take no chances keep your eye on top (THE STROKE; performing artist: Billy Squier)

I found out that I've got eye cancer (But Anyway; performing artist: Blues Traveler)

Clever

Eye Drops Off Shelf (references; author: unknown)

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. (references; author: unknown)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (references; author: unknown)

To remove dust from the eye, pull the eye down over the nose. (references; author: unknown)

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Eye of the Storm (1992)

Black Eye (1974)

Private Eye Inch High (1973)

Eye (1972)

The Inner Eye (1972)

Song Titles

COTTON EYE JOE (performing artist: REDNEX)

Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Baretta) (performing artist: Rhythm Heritage)

Eye Level (performing artist: Simon Park Orchestra)

Eye Of The Tiger (performing artist: Survivor)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Eye

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Dry eye (reference)

  • Eagle Eye Telematics Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Eye Make-up (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Magic Eye II: Now You See It ...: 3d Illusions (reference)

  • Improve Your Eyesight : Vision Therapy Eye Exercises--Updates Bates Method (1 Hour & 30 Minute Video and Eye Chart Included) (reference)

  • Eye Acupuncture Therapy (reference)

  • The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (reference)

  • Wolf-Heidegger's Atlas of Human Anatomy: Head and Neck, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Cns, Eye, Ear (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Eye of the Needle (reference)

  • The Sinbad Collection (7th Voyage / Golden Voyage / Eye of the Tiger) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Ottomanelli's 4 - 10 oz. Prime-Aged Delmonico Rib Eye Steaks (reference)

  • Ottomanelli's Prime-Aged Delmonico Beef Rib Eye Steaks (Boneless), 6 - 10 oz. (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Eye

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Photo Album: Eye

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Line drawing showing lateral view of the eye. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Photograph taken of the back of the eye of an AIDS patient with chorioretinitis, which is an inflammation of the retina and choroid (thin pigmented vascular coat of the eye). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Elderly women learning about eye diseases. Education. Credit: CDC.

Histopathology of cytomegalovirus infection of eye in woman with lymphoma. Credit: CDC.

Hubble Reopens Eye on the Universe. Credit: NASA.

The Glowing Eye of NGC 6751. Credit: NASA.

The Hubble telescope has spied a giant celestial "eye," known as planetary nebula NGC 6751. ... Credit: NASA.

This image is true stereo from GOES-East and GOES-West satellites. Use red/green stereo glasses with the red lens on the right eye. The date/time for this image was 15 Sepember 1988 16:18:55 UTC. Credit: NASA.

Sometimes things just catch the eye of the coast surveyor. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Flying hybrid cow taking in the view Another sight to catch the eye. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Eye
 

"Blue eye" by Noiam Noiam
Commentary: "Portrait close-up girl."
"Eye" by Paulius Uza
Commentary: "A closeup of an eye."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Eye

AuthorQuotation

Alexander Pope

All looks yellow to a jaundiced eye.
Pope's Law -- All looks yellow to a jaundiced eye.

Joseph Joubert

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Miguel De Cervantes

Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.

Pliny The Elder

The master's eye is the best fertilizer.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The eye is easily frightened.

Seneca

Do everything as in the eye of another.

Thomas Fuller

Choose a wife by your ear than your eye.

Titus Maccius Plautus

One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Eye

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

I confess, we find among the Jews, as well as other nations, that men did sell themselves; but, it is plain, this was only to drudgery, not to slavery: for, it is evident, the person sold was not under an absolute, arbitrary, despotical power: for the master could not have power to kill him, at any time, whom, at a certain time, he was obliged to let go free out of his service; and the master of such a servant was so far from having an arbitrary power over his life, that he could not, at pleasure, so much as maim him, but the loss of an eye, or tooth, set him free, Exod. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Eye

TitleAuthorQuote

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Emma

Austen, Jane

She could not respect his eye, but his love and his complaisance were unexceptionable

Path of Roses

Carroll, Lewis

Beneath, around, and far as eye could see, Squadron on squadron, stretched opposing hosts, Ranked as for battle, mute and motionless

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

As he stood there, waiting his arrival, the knocker caught his eye.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

But then, again, an accustomed eye had likewise its own anguish to inflict

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Madeleine raised his head, met the falcon eye of Javert still fixed upon him, looked at the immovable peasants, and smiled sadly

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He clapped a hand to his eye and gave a hoarse scream of pain

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

If I be so disgracious in your eye, Let me march on and not offend you, madam

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He was about to drop the penny back into the pouch when his eye fell on the boys frozen before the candy counter

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

They stood and looked in my eye or pecked at my shoe significantly

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Eye

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The child has poor eye contact. (references)

Your eye will be red and sensitive. (references)

Eye injuries or previous eye surgeries. (references)

Business

It has built a healthy business delivering eye surgery services to local patients. (references)

The emergence of open-kitchen restaurants has led to increased demand for more esthetic equipment, designed to please the eye of the patron. (references)

The same is true for the highly efficient and modern grid. It was designed from the early beginnings with an eye on serving Switzerland's position as a major transit country. (references)

Civil Liberties

Zimbabwe

She was injured above her right eye, and her left hand was fractured. (references)

Uzbekistan

An NGO reported that another brother, Rashid Bekzhon, lost vision in one eye as a result of torture. (references)

Honduras

Television reporter Allan Montenegro is suing the Security Ministry over the loss of an eye in an unprovoked altercation with a police officer in 2000. No action has been taken in the 2000 drive-by shooting of Radio Progreso news director Julio Cesar Pineda Alvarado, who suffered a head wound in the attack. (references)

Economic History

San Marino

The Regents are chosen from opposing parties so they can keep an eye on each other. (references)

France

With an eye to capturing market share from the restaurant and fast-food sectors, hyper/supermarkets have begun to sell ready-to-eat products. (references)

Bahrain

The hospital's specialties include dental surgery, pediatrics, internal medicines eye treatment, obstetrics, gynecology, minor and major theater work. (references)

Human Rights

Nicaragua

He lost an eye as a result of the shooting. (references)

Zimbabwe

One residential guard lost an eye in the attack, and a second guard sustained head injuries. (references)

Pakistan

The Penal Code incorporates the doctrines of Qisas (roughly, an eye for an eye) and Diyat (blood money). (references)

Political Economy

NETHERLANDS

Tax Policies: Partly with an eye to further EU integration, the Dutch recently initiated a fundamental reform of the tax system. (references)

THAILAND

A legacy of the financial crisis, the bad loans will be restructured or even foreclosed with an eye toward facilitating corporate restructuring and improving banks' balance sheets. (references)

Political Rights

Malaysia

Opposition parties and NGO's have raised credible allegations of improper manipulation of postal votes, including statements by former military personnel that their ballots were filled out by others or under the eye of commanding officers. (references)

Trade

Japan

As such, U.S. exporters are encouraged to conduct thorough research and background checks pertaining to any potential sale of controlled or sensitive items, especially with an eye towards potential transshipment through Japan. (references)

Travel

Sweden

If one remembers to make strong eye contact before and after a "toast" and not to drink until the host "toasts" you, the rest will fall into place. (references)

Russia

Moscow, travelers can generally ride overnight trains, although unaccompanied passengers are reminded to keep an eye on their valuables and lock their doors at night (if in a sleeping compartment), as some incidents of pick-pocketing have been reported. (references)

Worker Rights

Azerbaijan

There is no evidence of government complicity in the facilitation of the trafficking of persons; however, NGO's suspect that lower-level civil servants accept bribes from traffickers in exchange for turning a blind eye to their activities. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

FASHION, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. A king there was who lost an eye In some excess of passion; And straight his courtiers all did try To follow the new fashion. Each dropped one eyelid when before The throne he ventured, thinking 'Twould please the king. That monarch swore He'd slay them all for winking. What should they do? They were not hot To hazard such disaster; They dared not close an eye -- dared not See better than their master. Seeing them lacrymose and glum, A leech consoled the weepers: He spread small rags with liquid gum And covered half their peepers. The court all wore the stuff, the flame Of royal anger dying. That's how court-plaster got its name Unless I'm greatly lying. Naramy Oof

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Eye

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Donald Evans

Well, listen, the president is a leader who keeps his eye on the long-term fundamentals of this economy. And he knows how important fiscal responsibility is.

Mary Tyler Moore

What happens is that the system builds many inferior blood vessels in the eye to take the place of the vessels that are dying. And those blood vessels are not up to the task. And they bleed. They hemorrhage and they cover the eye inside with blood.

Rush Limbaugh

Keep a sharp eye out for this anti-free-speech dragon to once again rear its ugly head in the form of news editors who don't know news until they see it in the Times.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Eye

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837By the watchful eye of self-interest the agents of the people in the State governments are repressed and kept within the limits of a just economy.

Woodrow Wilson

1913-1921We remembered well enough that we had set up a policy which was meant to serve the humblest as well as the most powerful, with an eye single to the standards of justice and fair play, and remembered it with pride.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Beyond this, it will be important for the Congress to keep a close eye on price-cost developments in the farm sector.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Eye

"Eye" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.55% of the time. "Eye" is used about 9,542 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)99.55%9,4991,005
Noun (proper)0.41%3955,036
Lexical Verb (base form)0.04%4175,879
                    Total100.00%9,542N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Eye

The following table summarizes the usage of "eye" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EyeLast name1,00011,713
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Eye

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "eye".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
AenonN/ABiblical

His eye

AiathN/ABiblical

Eye

En-dorN/ABiblical

Eye of generation

En-eglaimN/ABiblical

Eye

En-gannimN/ABiblical

Eye

En-gediN/ABiblical

Eye

EnonN/ABiblical

Eye

En-shemeshN/ABiblical

Eye

IjonN/ABiblical

Eye

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Eye

CountryNameCountryName
Canada

TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc.

United Kingdom

Eagle Eye Telematics Plc

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Eye

Expressions using "eye": A cast of the eye adjustable eye bar all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin amaurotic cat's eye blindness of one eye due to various intraocular conditions in which a bright reflection is observed at the pupil as it would appear from the tapetum lucidum of a cat an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth an eye in mourning anterior chamber of eye anterior chamber of the eye Anterior Eye Segment apple of eye apple of one's eye Apple of the eye arc eye artificial eye Ball of the eye bawl one's eye out be blind in one eye be in the public eye be up to the eye in work beauty is in the eye of the beholder Bird Eye Wall's bird's eye birds eye view bird's eye view black eye bleary eye blind in one eye blink an eye blink of an eye blue Eye bulb of eye Bulb of the eye bulls eye bull's eye by eye By the eye calcite eye cast a sheep's eye cast an eye cast in the eye catch his eye catch one's eye catch smb.'s eye catch the eye cat's eye chamber of the eye chambers of the eye cinema eye clap eye on smb. cock of the eye cock one's eye cock one's eye at cock the eye compound eye corner of the eye cross eye crossed eye dead eye deadman's eye dear as the apple of one's eye do smb. in the eye doll's eye sign Donkey's eye dragon's eye Dry Eye Syndrome Dry Eye Syndromes eagle eye easy on the eye electric eye Elliott eye emergency eye fountain evil eye Eye Abnormalities Eye agate Eye animalcule eye askance eye ball eye bandage Eye Banks eye blink eye brow Eye Burns eye camera eye candy eye catcher eye chart eye clinic Eye Color eye condition eye contact eye cup eye diagram eye disease Eye disorders Eye doctor eye dominance eye dropper eye drops Eye Enucleation Eye Evisceration. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "eye": eye-aching, eye-achingly, eye-appeal, eye-baggage, eye-ball, eye-balling, eye-balls, eye-bath, eye-beam, eye-beaming, eye-black, eye-blink, eye-blinking, eye-blinks, eye-blurring, eye-bolt, eye-brain, eye-bright, eye-brightness, eye-brows, eye-burning, eye-but, eye-care, eye-catcher, eye-catchers, eye-catchiness, eye-catching, eye-catchingly, eye-cave, eye-charts, eye-closing, eye-closure, eye-colour, eye-concealing, eye-contact, eye-contouring, eye-corners, eye-crossing, eye-cup, eye-cup), eye-deceiving, Eye-definer, eye-demanding, eye-drop, eye-dropper-bottle, eye-dropper-type, eye-drops, eye-filling, eye-flame, eye-flap, eye-flash, eye-flattering, eye-gaze, eye-gesture, eye-glass, eye-glasses, eye-ground, eye-guarded, eye-hand, eye-heavy, eye-hole, eye-holes, eye-irritating, eye-lash, eye-lashes, eye-lens, eye-level, eye-lid, eye-like, eye-line, eye-liner, eye-lotion, eye-lotions, eye-makeup, eye-make-up, eye-mask, Eye-minded, Eye-mindedness, eye-mounted, eye-movement, eye-movements, eye-mucus, eye-muscles, eye-opener, eye-openers, eye-opening, eye-pad, eye-paint, eye-patch, eye-patches, eye-phones, eye-piece, eye-pieces, eye-pleasing, eye-point, eye-poking, eye-popping, eye-power, eye-pupil, eye-readable, eye-rim, eye-rims, eye-ring, eye-rings, eye-rolling, Eye-saint, eye-scan, eye-scorching, eye-screen, eye-screens, eye-searing, eye-servant, eye-service, eye-shades, eye-shadow, eye-shadows, eye-sight, eye-sighted, eye-slit, eye-slits, eye-smartingly, eye-socket, eye-sockets, eye-sore, eye-sores, Eye-splice, eye-spot, eye-spots, eye-spotted, eye-stopper, eye-strain, eye-straining, eye-stripe, eye-surgeon, eye-taking, eye-tech, eye-teeth, eye-testing, eye-their, eye-to-eye, eye-tooth, eye-torturing, eye-tracking, eye-twinkling, eye-twitch, eye-velocity, eye-view, eye-wash, eye-wash, eye-watering, eye-wateringly, eye-witness, eye-witnesses, eye-wounds.

Ending with "eye": birds-eye, camera-eye, eye-to-eye, gene's-eye, hand-eye, naked-eye, ox-eye, pop-eye, private-eye, screw-eye, shut-eye, wall-eye.

Containing "eye": big-eye mackerel, bird's-eye bush, Bird's-eye maple, bird's-eye rot, bird's-eye-view, Bull's-eye condenser, fish-eye lens, fish-eye-lens, keep one's weather-eye open, mind-and-eye-boggling, ox-eye daisy, pheasant's-eye Adonis, Pheasant's-eye pink, rabbit-eye blueberry, seeing-eye dog, urinal's-eye-view.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Eye

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

third eye blind

3,160

eye doctor

472

eye glasses

3,090

eye shadow

469

eye

2,443

the eye

461

pink eye

2,354

bullz eye

441

evil eye

1,512

eye surgery

434

seeing eye

1,329

eye twitching

422

laser eye surgery

1,327

left eye

396

the cat eye

1,261

bull eye

391

eye candy

903

magic eye

364

eye problem

836

eye floaters

355

lasik eye surgery

831

eye chart

346

golden eye

821

eye contact

339

eye disease

816

red eye

332

tiger eye

796

human eye

313

eye make up

777

eye disorder

263

third eye blind lyrics

712

eye of horus

262

london eye

712

eye twitch

240

black eye pea

570

black eye

239

eye care

565

cotton eye joe

224

eye infection

534

private eye

224
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Eye

Language Translations for "eye"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

oog. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

vrimë (aperture, bore, dump, ear, excavation, eyehole, eyelet, gap, hole, leak, mesh, mortise, mouth, notch, notching, nozzle, open, opening, orifice, Peck, perforation, pinhole, prick, puncture, recession, rent, shell-hole, slit, slot, tear, vent, venthole), vështroj (gaze round, look, look on, regard, see, sight, survey, take a look at, trace, watch), vështrim (look, regard, sight, view), syth (bud, gemma, germ, leaf bud, mesh, shoot, stitch), sy (lamp, peeper), shoh (behold, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, descry, give a look, look, overlook, see, sight, view, witness), shikoj (glance, glance over, keep an eye on, look, overlook, see, sight, take a gander, take a look at, view, watch), shikim (eyesight, eyewink, look, regard, sight, view, vision), gjykim (arbitrament, arbitration, consideration, doom, estimation, impeachment, judgement, judgment, reasoning, trial, verdict). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏نظرة (blush, cast, catch sight, gander, gaze, glimpse, look, manhole), ‏لاحظ (catch sight of, keep an eye on, look at, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, realize, recognize, regard, remark, see, spy, take notice, twig, view), ‏حدق (gaze, look, stare), ‏عين (allocate, appoint, assign, assist, constitute, create, define, delimit, designate, install, institute, make, name, ordain, peeper, poach, post, prefix, put, rescue, set smb. on smb., specify, state, succor, succour, supply, tap), ‏طرفة عين (twink, twinkle, twinkling), ‏العين (optic, spy, stool pigeon), ‏ثقب الابرة. (various references)

   

Asturian

  

güeyu. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

nayra (first). (various references)

   

Basque

  

begi. (various references)

   

Bemba

  

ilinso. (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

moápssp. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

отвор (aperture, hole, mesh, mortise, mouth, nose, opening, orifice, perforation, port, vent), петелка (button hole, tab), поглед (blush, eyewink, gaze, look, peek, regard, sight, view, vision), примка на въже (bight, slipknot), магическо око, наблюдавам (inspect, keep an eye on, look on, note, observe, oversee, regard, stag, watch), детектив (beagle, detective, gumshoe, investigator, operative, shadow, tec, tracker, trap), око (optic, orb, speculum, winker), усет (feel, feeling, flair, good sense, nose, prehension, sense, sensibility), очен (ocular, optic), гледам (gape, lamp, look, look at, look on, look out, look through, manage, mind, nurse, open, overlook, point, regard, see, see into, tend, view, watch), кълн (plumule), център на мишена (bull's eye), разглеждам (analyse, analyze, bolt, canvass, consider, do, handle, hear, look through, oversee, regard, scan, see, see into, see over, take up, treat, view), ухо (ear, hanger, joggle, loop, lug), обектив (lens, object glass, objective). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

ull. (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

mata. (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

átadok. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

眼睛 . (various references)

   

Cornish

  

lagas. (various references)

   

Czech

  

oko (kink, mesh, noose, pip, snare, spot, springe, tarn). (various references)

   

Danish

  

øje (bud, disc, loop, ring). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

oog (dot, germ, hole, period, point, spot). (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

ñahui lunlun. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

okulo. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

eyga (loop, mesh). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

پاءیدن (Stag, Surveillance, Watch), مرکزهرچیزی , نگاه کردن (Look, Regard, See), چشم (Optic, Shiner, Sight), کاراگاه (Bloodhound, Informer, Sleuth), سوراخ سوزن , دیده , دیدن (Behold, Coneive, Distinguish, Look, Notice, Observe, Perceive, See, Seeing, Sight, Twig, View, Vision), دهانه (Head, Inset, Jet, Outfall, Spout, Throat), دکمه یاگره سیب زمینی , بیناءی (Perspective, Sight, Spectrum, Vision). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

silmä (mesh, stitch). (various references)

   

French

  

oeil (eyelet), maille (eyelet), œil. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

each. (various references)

   

German

  

Auge (axil, point), Öhr (eyelet, loop, ring). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μάτι (ring), οφθαλμός (bud). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

להתבונן (contemplate, gaze, look, observe), עין (aperture, appearance, hole, look, sight). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szem (bud, burgeon, grain, mesh, ocular, offset, ophthalmic, optic, peeper, scale). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

auga. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sosok (body, buttonhole, figure, form, noose, shape), mata. (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

iji. (various references)

   

Irish

  

súil (expectation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

occhio (bud, loop, ring, shield), occhiello (buttonhole, eyelet, loop), cruna. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

(eyeball). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まなこ (eyeball), ぼうし (a certain publication, cap worn by masked dancer, certain person, check, dead child, hat, looking aside, looking from the side, one's late elder sister, prevention, pupil, spinning, spun cotton, unnamed person), せきがん (accumulation of good deeds, desolate, lonely, one eye), アイ , (eyeball, sprout). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

disu. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(eyes, Ocular, Optic, snow, snowy). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

oeucc. (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

oko. (various references)

   

Malay

  

mata. (various references)

   

Manx

  

sooilleragh (glance, leer), scrial (descry, scout), jeeaghyn (behold, good looks, look, look forward, looking, manifest, seeing, watch). (various references)

   

Maori

  

kanohi. (various references)

   

Maya

  

ich (fruit). (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

okàra. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

øye. (various references)

   

Occitan

  

uèlh. (various references)

   

Papago

  

hehewo. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

wowo. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eyeay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

oko. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

olho (lamp, optic, orb, peeper), olhar (consider, deem, eye-beam, gaze, inspect, keek, look, look at, pore, regard, see, view, watch). (various references)

   

Provencal

  

uèlh. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

vizor (aperture, back sight, eyehole, sight, sight vane), urmãrire (chase, drive, espial, hunting, prosecution, pursuance, pursuit), ureche (audition, ear, handle, hearing, loop, strap), se uita (lamp, look at, peek, regard, see), scruta cu privirea, privi la (lamp, look at), ocular (eye-glass, eyepiece, ocular, optic, optical), ochire (glance, insight, levelling, look, regard, sight, view). (various references)

   

Romansch

  

egl. (various references)

   

Romany

  

yakh. (various references)

   

Ruanda

  

amaso. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

глаз. (various references)

   

Samoan

  

mata (sunglasses). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sùil (a look, expectation, orifice). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

leihlo. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

pogledati (behold, give a look, glance, look, see, take a look at), petlja (hoop, loop, noose, runner, sphincter, stitch), oko (about, around, orb, peeper, round, toward), iglene uši. (various references)

   

Shona

  

ziso. (various references)

   

Sicilian

  

occhiu. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ojo (blinker, cave, hole, look out, optic, peeper, set, span). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

ay (yes). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

jicho. (various references)

   

Swazi

  

lî-só. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

öga (eyehole, optic, orb). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

matá. (various references)

   

Thai

  

การแสดงความรู้สึก, การมองเห็น, รูเข็ม, ความสนใจ (attention, attentiveness), ความคิดเห็น (belief, slant), ดวงตา, มองดู (dig). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tomurcuk (bud, burgeon, button, fruit-bud, Gemma, pip, sprout), süzmek (bolt, clarify, contemplate, drain, filter, filtrate, infiltrate, Leach, measure, percolate, settle, strain), nazar (blink, evil eye, hex, look, regard, sight, whammy), kuşkuyla bakmak, kanı (belief, conclusion, deliverance, esteem, estimation, fancy, idea, impression, judgement, notion, opinion, persuasion, sense, sentiments, sight, surmise, thought, view), izlemek (chase, come on, dog, follow, follow in smb.'s wake, follow up, give chase, go by, hound, keep tabs on, monitor, monitorize, observe, pursue, shadow, supervene, tail, trace, track, trail, watch), ilmik (bowknot, knot, loop, noose, slipknot, stitch), ilik (buttonhole, frog, grummet, loop, marrow, medulla, pith, warm), gözetlemek (case, case the joint, espy, keep cave, observe, peek, peep, pry, pry about, pry into, spy, spy on, spy on smb., spy out, spy upon, stand over, watch), göz (blinker, cell, compartment, Cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, cuddy, drawer, eyehole, glim, ocular, ophthalmic, optic, optical, opto-, orb, orbit, orbital, peeper, sight), görüş (apprehension, argument, aspect, case, concept, conviction, estimation, feeling, genius, horizon, idea, interest, notion, opinion, optical, outlook, position, sentiments, sight, thought, view, vision, visual), dikkatle bakmak (look carefully, measure, observe, peer), bakış açısı (feeling, line of sight, line of vision, outlook, standpoint, view point, viewpoint), bakış (blink, dekko, gander, glance, look, regard, slant, view). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

gцz (glance, vision), garak. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

стежити (attend, espy, investigate, keep tabs on, observe, outwatch, oversee, see to, tend, track, watch), вічко (eyehole, eyelet, peephole, spyhole), око (ocular, oculus, optic, orb, winker), бачити (discern, see, view), погляд (angle, aspect, belief, blush, gander, look, mind, notion, opinion, sight, view, viewpoint), дивитися (behold, look, point, watch). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

trông nom ai theo dõi ai, theo con mắt của đứng về mặt pháp lý, thị giác cách nhìn, sự theo dõi sự sáng suốt chuyện tầm phào, sự đánh giá sự chú ý, nếu anh không đần độn theo sự đánh giá của, mắt (keenness, knar), con mắt cách nhìn, chuyện tào lao (piffle), chuyện bá láp, đi nước trước ai nhằm cái gì. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

llygadu, llygad, crau (blood, gore, hole, socket, stockade, sty). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ich (a, face, in, inside, into, on, per, within). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

ihlo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Eye

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

ophthalmos. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

oculus. (various references)

Avestan200-600

cashman, dôithra. (various references)

Old English450-1100

eage. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Eye

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 7, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTi de blepeiV to karfoV to en tw ofqalmw tou adelfou sou thn de en tw sw ofqalmw dokon ou katanoeiV
Latin405VulgateQuid autem vides festucam in oculo fratris tui et trabem in oculo tuo non vides
Old English990West SaxonTo hwi gesihst þu þæt mot on þinesbroðer eagen. & þu ne ge-sihst þanne beamon þinen agenen eagen.
Middle English1395WyclifBut what seest thou a litil mote in the iye of thi brother, and seest not a beem in thin owne iye?
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhy seist thou a moote in thy brothers eye and perceavest not the beame yt ys yn thyne awne eye.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Basic English1964OgdenAnd why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Eye

LanguageMatthew Chapter 7, Verse 3
CebuanoNganong tan-awon mo man ang puling nga anaa sa mata sa imong igsoon, ug wala hinoon nimo tagda ang troso nga anaa sa kaugalingon mong mata?
CroatianŠto gledaš trun u oku brata svojega, a brvna u oku svome ne opažaš?
DanishMen hvorfor ser du Skæven, som er i din Broders Øje, men Bjælken i dit eget Øje bliver du ikke var?
DutchEn wat ziet gij den splinter, die in het oog uws broeders is, maar den balk, die in uw oog is, merkt gij niet?
FinnishKuinka näet rikan, joka on veljesi silmässä, mutta et huomaa malkaa omassa silmässäsi?
FrenchPourquoi vois-tu la paille qui est dans l`oeil de ton frère, et n`aperçois-tu pas la poutre qui est dans ton oeil?
GermanWas siehst du aber den Splitter in deines Bruders Auge, und wirst nicht gewahr des Balkens in deinem Auge?
Haitian CreolePoukisa pou w'ap gade ti pay ki nan je frè ou, epi ou pa wè gwo bout bwa ki nan je pa ou la?
HungarianMiért nézed pedig a szálkát, a mely a te atyádfia szemében van, a gerendát pedig, a mely a te szemedben van, nem veszed észre?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMengapa kalian melihat secukil kayu dalam mata saudaramu, sedangkan balok dalam matamu sendiri tidak kalian perhatikan?
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaApakah sebabnya engkau memandang selumbar yang di dalam mata saudaramu itu, tetapi balok yang di dalam matamu sendiri tiada engkau sadar?
ItalianPerché osservi la pagliuzza nell'occhio del tuo fratello, mentre non ti accorgi della trave che hai nel tuo occhio?
LatvianBet ko tu raugi skabargu sava brâïa acî, bet baïíi savâ acî neredzi?
Manx GaelicAs cre'n-fa t'ou cronnaghey yn brinneen t'ayns sooill dty vraarey, agh cha vel geill ayd da'n darrag t'ayns dty hooill hene?
MaoriA he aha tau e titiro ki te otaota i roto i te kanohi o tou teina, te mahara ki te kurupae i roto i tou?
NorwegianHvorfor ser du splinten i din brors øie, men bjelken i ditt eget øie blir du ikke var?
PortugueseE por que vês o argueiro no olho do teu irmão, e não reparas na trave que está no teu olho?   
RumanianDe ce vezi tu paiul din ochiul fratelui tqu, wi nu te uiyi cu bqgare de seamq la bkrna din ochiul tqu?
ShuarTuma asamtai ¿itiurtsuk atumi jiin numi enketna auk iitskesha atumi Yachí jiin tsuat enketusha iyarum?
Spanish"¿Por qué miras la brizna de paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano, y dejas de ver la viga que está en tu propio ojo?
SwahiliKwa nini wakiona kibanzi kilicho jichoni mwa ndugu yako, na papo hapo huioni boriti iliyoko jichoni mwako?
SwedishHuru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?
Uma"Napa pai' mponaa-ta gege' hi mata doo, hiaa' wince' kaju to hi mata-ta moto uma ta'incai karia-na!

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Eye

Derivations

Words beginning with "eye": eyeable, eyeball, eyeballed, eyeballing, eyeballs, eyebar, eyebars, eyebeam, eyebeams, eyebolt, eyebolts, eyebright, eyebrights, eyebrow, eyebrows, eyecup, eyecups, eyed, eyedness, eyednesses, eyedropper, eyedroppers, eyedrops, eyeful, eyefuls, eyeglass, eyeglasses, eyehole, eyeholes, eyehook, eyehooks, eyeing, eyelash, eyelashes, eyeless, eyelet, eyelets, eyeletted, eyeletting, eyelid, eyelids, eyelike, eyeliner, eyeliners, eyen, eyeopener, eyeopeners, eyepiece, eyepieces, eyepoint, eyepoints. (additional references)

Words ending with "eye": bigeye, birdseye, buckeye, bugeye, cockeye, deadeye, fisheye, frogeye, goldeneye, goldeye, mooneye, oxeye, pinkeye, redeye, ribeye, shuteye, sockeye, tigereye, walleye, watcheye. (additional references)

Words containing "eye": bigeyes, birdseyes, blarneyed, bogeyed, boogeyed, buckeyes, bugeyes, cockeyed, cockeyedly, cockeyedness, cockeyednesses, cockeyes, conveyed, conveyer, conveyers, cooeyed, curtseyed, deadeyes, disobeyed, disobeyer, disobeyers, feyer, feyest, fisheyes, fleyed, frogeyed, frogeyes, gleyed, goldeneyes, goldeyes, greyed, greyer, greyest, hackneyed, hawkeyed, honeyeater, honeyeaters, honeyed, jerseyed, jockeyed, journeyed, journeyer, journeyers, keyed, lackeyed, lacqueyed, lammergeyer, lammergeyers, mameyes, moneyed, moneyer. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Eye" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aeye, Ayayem, beye, ceye, cye, deye, eae, eaye, ebe, ebee, eby, Ebyl, ece, ecy, ede, eeb, eee, eeee, Eeeee, eeh, eeie, eeo, eeq, eey, eeye, eez, eeze, efe, efee, Ege, egee, ehe, Ehem, Eheu, ei, eide, eie, eif, Eige, eij, eik, eile, eim, eine, eite, Eiu, eive, eix, eiye, ejee, ejen, Elya, eme, emee, ene, Enyo, eoe, eoy, epe, eqe, Eryi, eryou, ete, eue, euen, ewy, ewye, exeq, exy, Eya, Eyal, eyam, Eybe, eyc, eyeh, eyel, eyeo, Eyer, eyeu, Eyi, eyie, eyir, eyke, Eyken, Eyler, eym, eyn, eyne, eyo, Eyob, Eype, eys, eyt, eyw, Eze, Ezee, feye, Feyyaz, heye, heyi, heyo, hye, iie, Iye, jeey, Keye, leye, meey, meye, oya, oye, oyi, oyoe, teye, uie, uy, uye, veye, weye, yeay, yee, yeep, yeez, yef, yej, yele, yene, yeo, yeq, yese, yev, yewe, yey, zey, Zeya, zeye, zye. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Eye

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-y"

-1 letter: ye.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-y"
 

+1 letter: eely, eery, eyed, eyen, eyer, eyes, eyne, eyre, tyee.

 

+2 letters: beefy, beery, debye, deedy, elegy, emery, emyde, enemy, every, eyers, eyres, eyrie, feyer, geeky, keyed, leery, lycee, needy, oxeye, payee, peery, redye, reedy, reefy, reeky, rekey, seedy, seely, seepy, sycee, teeny, tyees, veery, weedy, weeny, weepy, yente, yeses, yogee.

 

+3 letters: beechy, bigeye, breezy, bugeye, celery, cheeky, cheery, cheesy, creepy, crepey, cyeses, cymene, debyes, deejay, deeply, eatery, echoey, ectype, eerily, empery, emydes, energy, ennuye, enzyme, ethyne, evenly, exequy, eyases, eyebar, eyecup, eyeful, eyeing, eyelet, eyelid, eyries, feebly, feyest, fleecy, fleyed, freely, geyser, gleety, gleyed, greedy, greeny, greyed, greyer, gyrene, hereby, heresy, heydey, jaygee, jayvee, jersey, keenly, kersey, keyset, leeway, lycees, lychee, medley, meekly, meetly, merely, mycele, obeyed, obeyer, oxeyes, payees, peavey, peyote, preyed, preyer, pyrene, redefy, redeny, redeye, redyed, redyes, reechy, rekeys, remedy, retype, revery, ribeye, seemly, sheeny, sleeky, sleepy, sleety, sneezy, speedy, steely, sweeny, sweepy, sycees, teensy, tepefy, tuyere, tweedy, tweeny, veejay, venery, weekly, weensy, wheezy, wheyey, xylene, yeaned, yeelin, yelled, yeller, yelped, yelper, yenned, yentes, yeomen, yerked, yessed, yesses, yester, yeuked, yippee, yogees.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Frequency
17. Names: Derived from
18. Names: Company Usage
19. Expressions
20. Expressions: Internet
21. Translations: Modern
22. Translations: Ancient
23. Bible Trace
24. Abbreviations
25. Acronyms
26. Derivations
27. Anagrams
28. Bibliography


  

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