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HALF AN EYE

Definition: HALF AN EYE

HALF AN EYE

1. Very imperfect sight; a careless glance; as, to see a thing with half an eye; often figuratively. ``Those who have but half an eye. '' --B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Synonyms within Context: HALF AN EYE

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

Intelligence Wisdom

See through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see through a millstone; penetrate; discern; (descry); foresee.

Intelligibility

Understand, comprehend, take, take in; catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out; see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way; enter into the ideas of; come to an understanding.

Manifestation

Phrase: cela saute aux yeux; he that runs may read; you can see it with half an eye; it needs no ghost to tell us; the meaning lies on the surface; cela va sans dire; res ipsa loquitur; "clothing the palpable and familiar"; fari quae sentiat; volto sciolto i pensieri stretti; "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows".

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: HALF AN EYE

Specialty definitions using "HALF AN EYE": Fashion. (references)

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Expression: HALF AN EYE

Expression using "HALF AN EYE": you can see it with half an eye. Additional references.

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

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Modern Translations: HALF AN EYE

Language Translations for "HALF AN EYE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

szembetűnő (conspicouos, conspicuous, it can be seen with half an eye, outstanding, upfront), szembeszőkö (it can be seen with half an eye), majd kiszúrja az ember szemét (it can be seen with half an eye). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alfhay anay eyeay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: HALF AN EYE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-f-h-l-n-y"

-3 letters: hyaena.

-4 letters: alane, anele, faena, hyena, leafy, nyala.

-5 letters: alae, alan, alee, alef, alfa, anal, ayah, eely, elan, eyen, eyne, fane, feal, feel, flan, flay, flea, flee, fley, haaf, haen, hale, half, heal, heel, hyla, lane, leaf, lean, yeah, yean.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-f-h-l-n-y"
 

+5 letters: faintheartedly.

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

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Alternative Orthography: HALF AN EYE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 41 4C 46      41 4E      45 59 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000001 01001100 01000110 00100000 01000001 01001110 00100000 01000101 01011001 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#65 &#76 &#70 &#32 &#65 &#78 &#32 &#69 &#89 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0041 004C 0046      0041 004E      0045 0059 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

42354640235482395939

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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