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{
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"Eyeish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Caddo people of northeastern Texas":[],
": a member of the Eyeish people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish ayas , of American Indian origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b\u0113sh",
"\u02c8\u012bish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115249",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Eyetie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": italian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114550",
"type":[
"adjective or noun"
]
},
"eye":{
"antonyms":[
"follow",
"observe",
"watch"
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],
"definitions":{
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": a compact mass of muscular tissue usually embedded in fat in a rib or loin cut of meat":[],
": a device (such as a photoelectric cell) that functions in a manner analogous to human vision":[],
": a triangular piece of beef cut from between the top and bottom of a round":[],
": a usually circular marking (as on a peacock's tail)":[],
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": all the visible structures within and surrounding the orbit and including eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows":[],
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": an area like a hole in the center of a tropical cyclone marked by only light winds or complete calm with no precipitation":[],
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": an attentive look":[
"kept an eye on his valuables"
],
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": an undeveloped bud (as on a potato)":[],
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": attention , notice":[
"caught his eye"
],
": close observation : scrutiny":[
"works under the eye of her boss",
"in the public eye"
],
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": contemplate , consider":[
"eyeing the choices"
],
": look , glance":[
"cast an eager eye"
],
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": point of view , judgment":[
"beauty is in the eye of the beholder",
"\u2014 often used in plural an offender in the eyes of the law"
],
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": retribution in kind":[],
": seem , look":[],
": skill or ability dependent upon eyesight":[
"a batter with a good eye"
],
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": something central : center":[
"the eye of the problem",
"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
],
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": something having an appearance suggestive of an eye: such as":[],
": the chief muscle of a chop":[],
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": the direction from which the wind is blowing":[],
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": the faculty of intellectual or aesthetic perception or appreciation":[
"an eye for beauty"
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],
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": the faculty of seeing with eyes":[],
": the hole through the head of a needle":[],
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": to fix the eyes on : look at":[
"they eyed him suspiciously"
],
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": to furnish with an eye":[],
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": to watch or study closely":[
"eyeing changes in the stock market"
],
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": with awareness or contemplation of":[
"with an eye to the future"
],
": with the object of":[
"built the house with an eye to adding on later"
]
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark.",
"He wears a patch over one eye .",
"I have something in my eye .",
"Only a trained eye can tell the difference between the original painting and a good copy.",
"For decorating, they rely on her discerning eye .",
"He has an artist's eye for color.",
"He reviewed the proposal with a jaundiced eye .",
"The biographer cast a cold eye on the artist's life.",
"Verb",
"I saw someone eyeing me from across the street.",
"a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What eye can trace them, in their varied wanton amorous chaces, bounding and fluttering on the odiferous air! \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The five sessions have revealed a storyteller's eye , with focus, clarity, a ... \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Colorful Mario Kart landscapes careen through the mind\u2019s eye as two adult gamers name-drop their favorite virtual racing courses: Sherbet Land, Choco Mountain, Rainbow Road. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Looking more widely, the minor battery increases to the rest of the range are also eye -opening. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eva Marcille's beauty look came courtesy makeup artist Terrell Mullin, who created one of the most all-out glamorous eye lash moments of the night. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
"For a Saturday morning children\u2019s show, the number of rising stars who passed through Pee-wee\u2019s Playhouse is a marvel \u2014 and indicative of just how developed an eye Paul Reubens had for spotting emerging talent. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
"The tiny creature was made from a real seashell, doll shoes, a spot of clay and a googly eye . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, China is spending eye -watering amounts of cash to keep the ideology alive. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sunshine rules, for the most part, as high temperatures eye a range of low to mid-70s for most of the region. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To the east, China continues to eye an invasion of Taiwan, which many U.S. officials predict is likely by 2027. \u2014 Roger Wicker, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Key senators eye new, more ambitious legislation to lower insulin prices. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In the meantime, the rush to create SPACs has evaporated as investors eye a crowded field and regulators take a harder line. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At the conference, junior scholars would nervously eye one another in the elevators, trying to figure out who might be headed to which suite. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"While American oil and gas companies eye new opportunities in Europe, German lawmakers want to accelerate the transition to wind and solar. \u2014 Leah Garden, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dedinkin tells us that the tag sale stopped just as Stalin\u2019s money men began to eye the Morozov things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English \u0113age ; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus , Greek \u014dps eye, face, Sanskrit ak\u1e63i eye":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"band",
"circle",
"hoop",
"loop",
"ring",
"round"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045857",
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"eye agate":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": aleppo stone":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081657",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"eye appeal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
": visual attractiveness":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005807",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
},
"eye backer":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an operator of a machine for forming the eyes of leaf springs":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081724",
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
},
"eye indexing":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the indexing of potatoes that is done by preplanting an eye of each potato":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201248",
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
},
"eye view":{
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"definitions":{
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": point of view":[
"an alien eye view"
]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"shoes",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"vantage point",
"viewpoint"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"from my eye view , it looks as if both of you are in the wrong",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bird\u2019s eye view of the race could come down to those two programs, but there are other entities with a shot at gold. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"From the gondolas, riders get a view of the New York skyline, the New Jersey Meadowlands and the Hackensack River, and the New Jersey Turnpike, as well as a bird\u2019s eye view of the 3-million square foot American Dream complex, and Metlife Stadium. \u2014 Joan Verdon, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout, readers have a bird\u2019s eye view of segregated American troops in Britain and how U.S. military police worked to keep the races apart, both on and off military bases. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The audience\u2019s vantage point \u2014 a bird\u2019s- eye view \u2014 is critical. \u2014 Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s annual HIV Surveillance Report, published Tuesday, provides the first major bird\u2019s- eye view of the turn the country\u2019s four-decade-old epidemic took after the coronavirus upended society. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"Instead of taking a bird\u2019s- eye view , Shuang places his gaze at the level of his characters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The legal delay likely to come will give a bird\u2019s- eye view of why unions represent just 6% of the private sector workforce. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The band\u2019s bird\u2019s- eye view of the human condition has always been a dark one, and Haake still doesn\u2019t have high hopes for mankind\u2019s overall trajectory. \u2014 Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174007"
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},
"eye-catching":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that arrests the eye":[]
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
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"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccke-",
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccka-ch\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072632",
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
},
"eye-opening":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drink intended to wake one up":[],
": something startling, surprising, or enlightening":[
"her biography is a real eye-opener"
]
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u014d-p\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cc\u014dp-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010336",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"eyeable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
": that may be seen":[],
": visually attractive":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b\u0259b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024634",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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},
"eyeball":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": based on observation":[
"eyeball judgment"
],
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": people who view something (such as an advertisement)":[
"websites competing for eyeballs"
],
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": the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed by the sclera and cornea together with their contained structures":[],
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": to look at intently especially in making an evaluation or choice":[
"diners eyeballing the menu",
"eyeball the competition"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The children were eyeballing the desserts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That is, a very early digitized photo of Poor\u2019s eyeball , which seemed almost impossible to pull off at the time. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"At the company\u2019s San Diego headquarters, ARC produced a hologram of an eyeball , which spun so it could be examined from various angles. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Lambourn removes an eyeball the size of a grapefruit. \u2014 Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads , 25 Feb. 2022",
"This 30-foot structure of an eyeball by Tony Tasset sits outside The Joule hotel in downtown Dallas. \u2014 Kristi Eaton, Chron , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The paintings range from abstracts and landscapes to specific objects, such as an eyeball or a cube. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 26 Sep. 2021",
"That becomes evident as flies, just like the one that once perched itself on Dolores' eyeball in the season 1 premiere, swarm around the characters. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"The gas and electric power sources combine for an insane 680 horsepower, which in our testing was enough to send the 2018 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid to 60 mph in an eyeball -flattening 2.9 seconds. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Glenn, brutally murdered by Negan, his eyeball popping out of his skull like some grotesque cartoon death. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Don\u2019t eyeball it \u2014 use measuring cups and spoons and level them off with the flat side of a knife. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Download apps, such as GasBuddy, Gas Guru, and AAA, for free to eyeball the going rate. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Don't eyeball your cocktail ingredients Just as with baking, precision makes a difference in a lot of craft cocktails. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"How might an analyst begin to eyeball the riches up for grabs",
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"With a rise in offers of bogus vaccination cards, vendors will have to eyeball each one for forgeries. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2021",
"With a rise in offers of bogus vaccination proof around the world, some California campuses, including San Francisco State University, have hired vendors to eyeball each card for signs of anything amiss. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2021",
"So when the researchers then took DyRET outside onto novel terrain, the robot could eyeball the ground with its camera and sense the give beneath its feet with the force sensors. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 15 Mar. 2021",
"That hasn\u2019t happened, in large part because most shoppers prefer to squeeze their produce and eyeball their steaks. \u2014 Matt Day, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Sure, in some locales there is an eyeball war that takes place. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Not that the Spartans aren\u2019t already eyeball deep in it, with their annual nonconference gauntlet slowly coming to an end. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 7 Dec. 2021",
"An assortment of artwork on the walls, ranging from an eyeball abstract and alligator collage to photos of buoys and herons. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The eyeball view through the windshield was a different story, with darkness providing an effective camouflage. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 25 Oct. 2020",
"Parents in Berkeley, California, may soon be spared having their kids at eyeball level with candy and other sugar-laden temptations waiting in the checkout lines of the city's larger retail stores. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Teal pumpkins on display indicate that a house has non-food treats such as glow-sticks or eyeball bouncy balls for trick-or-treaters. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The mask was accessorized with sunglasses, a dinner jacket, a Residents eyeball T-shirt, and Under Armour sweatpants. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The usual blood splatter, witch claws, and bloody eyeball nails have made their way into the collective, while new designs, including our dear friend Penny Wise, are extremely popular this year. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182126",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"eyeball-to-eyeball":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": face-to-face":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccb\u022fl-t\u00fc-\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"face-to-face",
"head-on",
"head-to-head",
"mano a mano",
"one-on-one",
"toe-to-toe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120054",
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
]
},
"eyeblink":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
": a brief period of time : instant":[],
": blink sense 3":[]
},
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"examples":[
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"within an eyeblink I accepted their offer on the house",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the overall timeline of getting meat, firing the gun is little more than an eye blink . \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Defunding police won\u2019t get an eye blink \u2019s consideration in Florida, but a coalition of conservative groups has been questioning ever-increasing state and local law enforcement, courts and corrections costs for more than a half-decade. \u2014 Washington Examiner , 10 June 2020",
"Dowd\u2019s father said with a chuckle, his eyes blinking away tears. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
"That point occurred roughly 100 million years before the solar system formed, an eye blink in astronomical time scales. \u2014 Nola Taylor Redd, Scientific American , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Glasses made by Optalert measure the driver\u2019s eye blinking with an LED light monitor. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Removing Asia Durr from the University of Louisville women\u2019s basketball team has resulted in a period of adjustment that might be measured in eye blinks . \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 1 Mar. 2020",
"The way his eyes blink wide open illustrate the feeling of suddenly remembering something. \u2014 Rachel E. Greenspan, Time , 19 Sep. 2019",
"In less time than an eye blink , these mysterious objects can release enough energy to power the world for three centuries. \u2014 Seth Shostak, NBC News , 3 Sep. 2019"
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccbli\u014bk"
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"beat",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
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"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
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"noun"
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]
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},
"examples":[
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"The view of the mountains is an eyeful .",
"they watched their teenage daughter, once something of an ugly duckling, blossom into quite an eyeful",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The families snacking on the lunch buffet that Wednesday were getting an eyeful . \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"In a moment of instantaneous recognition, an eyeful of singular automotive icons leaves the group speechless. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The cast is huge and hugely talented, the sets and costumes are an eyeful , and the stage effects are cleverly inventive. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Ten years ago, showgoers got an eyeful of the iPotty, a toilet training device for kids that had an iPad attached to it. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The golf equipment cognoscenti got their first eyeful of TaylorMade\u2019s next generation driver at the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Moody, who brings Notre Dame students into stores like Empire Professional Pharmacy in Glen Burnie for the clinical component of the program, said the aspiring pharmacists are getting an eyeful . \u2014 Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"As the sun sets and sailboats and ferries drift by, a spectator gets a hypnotic eyeful of the city\u2019s liquid border. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
"For the cap and gown recipient who loves fashion, there\u2019s an eyeful of trendy options on the market that are also on sale due to Memorial Day Weekend sneaking up. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 26 May 2021"
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"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"enchantress",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"knockout",
"queen",
"stunner"
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"noun"
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]
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"She left her eyeglasses at work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the last month, bandits stole more than $20,000 in merchandise at a Virginia eyeglass store outside of Washington D.C. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"Another man with the condition required multiple eyeglass prescriptions, shifting even between nearsightedness and farsightedness in the span of a day. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Related Video Warby Parker was one of the original direct-to-consumer brands, but now, the eyeglass -maker\u2019s sales are split about evenly between its more than 140 bricks-and-mortar locations and its online store. \u2014 Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"At one eyeglass store in Alexandria, a man used a hammer to smash glass display cases and the group escaped with Gucci products and a tray of sunglasses worth more than $17,000. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Last week, at least two eyeglass stores in Chicago were broken into overnight and robbed of designer frames, FOX32 Chicago reported. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Warby Parker, the eyeglass retailer, has also seen its shares plunge 40 percent in recent months, as its once rapid growth has started to slow. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Satisfied for the moment, Mr. Grint turned his attention to picking an eyeglass frame, moving through the store shyly, unassumingly, never asking for help, but also never declining it. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Just as eyeglass lenses can focus near or far, so can the scientists tune a magnetic field. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":""
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccglas"
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"definitions":{
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"adjective"
]
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"examples":[
"She left her eyeglasses at work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the last month, bandits stole more than $20,000 in merchandise at a Virginia eyeglass store outside of Washington D.C. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"Another man with the condition required multiple eyeglass prescriptions, shifting even between nearsightedness and farsightedness in the span of a day. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Related Video Warby Parker was one of the original direct-to-consumer brands, but now, the eyeglass -maker\u2019s sales are split about evenly between its more than 140 bricks-and-mortar locations and its online store. \u2014 Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"At one eyeglass store in Alexandria, a man used a hammer to smash glass display cases and the group escaped with Gucci products and a tray of sunglasses worth more than $17,000. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Last week, at least two eyeglass stores in Chicago were broken into overnight and robbed of designer frames, FOX32 Chicago reported. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Warby Parker, the eyeglass retailer, has also seen its shares plunge 40 percent in recent months, as its once rapid growth has started to slow. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Satisfied for the moment, Mr. Grint turned his attention to picking an eyeglass frame, moving through the store shyly, unassumingly, never asking for help, but also never declining it. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Just as eyeglass lenses can focus near or far, so can the scientists tune a magnetic field. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":""
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"type":[
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]
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055601",
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"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
": orbit entry 1":[],
": peephole":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For bread, all vanished into an emptiness thirsty as old iron, a plowshare Left in a fallow field for decades beside a snakeskin wound through the eyehole Of a steer\u2019s skull. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Arredondo-Brock\u2019s piece really opens up when one looks inside the eyeholes of the mask and sees a stream of words in the form of thought bubbles that have been created inside. \u2014 Darryl Ratcliff, Dallas News , 27 Jan. 2020",
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"Will Cousin Greg throw up out of the eyeholes of a children\u2019s costume again",
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"Cut eyeholes in your pumpkin, and attach plastic eyeballs (available at party supply stores) inside the sockets to give the face a spooky stare. \u2014 Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day , 9 Sep. 2019",
"On the book\u2019s cover, a rabbit residing in the hollow head of a hawk-nosed mannequin-man peers out through an eyehole at dangers that are left unspecified. \u2014 Joel Smith, The New York Review of Books , 18 Apr. 2019",
"To re-create, simply roll out the clay and cut into circles using a cookie cutter or knife. Poke two eyeholes and drape over foam craft balls or ping pong balls to dry. \u2014 Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living , 2 Oct. 2018",
"There is nothing silly about what these women are up to, and yet we are supposed to laugh at the concept of Hendricks in a face mask, her sparkling blue eyes radiating out from the eyeholes . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2018",
"The soft-foam helmet has black eye inserts shaped like eggs and tilted out so that the bottoms splay outward to keep the eyeholes from falling in on themselves when the sheet is on top. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Popular Mechanics , 26 Feb. 2018"
],
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"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cch\u014dl"
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"noun"
]
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"follow",
"observe",
"watch"
],
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": a triangular piece of beef cut from between the top and bottom of a round":[],
": a usually circular marking (as on a peacock's tail)":[],
": all the visible structures within and surrounding the orbit and including eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows":[],
": an area like a hole in the center of a tropical cyclone marked by only light winds or complete calm with no precipitation":[],
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"kept an eye on his valuables"
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": an undeveloped bud (as on a potato)":[],
": attention , notice":[
"caught his eye"
],
": close observation : scrutiny":[
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"in the public eye"
],
": contemplate , consider":[
"eyeing the choices"
],
": look , glance":[
"cast an eager eye"
],
": point of view , judgment":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural an offender in the eyes of the law"
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"a batter with a good eye"
],
": something central : center":[
"the eye of the problem",
"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
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": the chief muscle of a chop":[],
": the direction from which the wind is blowing":[],
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"an eye for beauty"
],
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": the hole through the head of a needle":[],
": to fix the eyes on : look at":[
"they eyed him suspiciously"
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": to furnish with an eye":[],
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"eyeing changes in the stock market"
],
": with awareness or contemplation of":[
"with an eye to the future"
],
": with the object of":[
"built the house with an eye to adding on later"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark.",
"He wears a patch over one eye .",
"I have something in my eye .",
"Only a trained eye can tell the difference between the original painting and a good copy.",
"For decorating, they rely on her discerning eye .",
"He has an artist's eye for color.",
"He reviewed the proposal with a jaundiced eye .",
"The biographer cast a cold eye on the artist's life.",
"Verb",
"I saw someone eyeing me from across the street.",
"a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What eye can trace them, in their varied wanton amorous chaces, bounding and fluttering on the odiferous air! \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The five sessions have revealed a storyteller's eye , with focus, clarity, a ... \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Colorful Mario Kart landscapes careen through the mind\u2019s eye as two adult gamers name-drop their favorite virtual racing courses: Sherbet Land, Choco Mountain, Rainbow Road. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Looking more widely, the minor battery increases to the rest of the range are also eye -opening. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eva Marcille's beauty look came courtesy makeup artist Terrell Mullin, who created one of the most all-out glamorous eye lash moments of the night. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
"For a Saturday morning children\u2019s show, the number of rising stars who passed through Pee-wee\u2019s Playhouse is a marvel \u2014 and indicative of just how developed an eye Paul Reubens had for spotting emerging talent. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
"The tiny creature was made from a real seashell, doll shoes, a spot of clay and a googly eye . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, China is spending eye -watering amounts of cash to keep the ideology alive. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sunshine rules, for the most part, as high temperatures eye a range of low to mid-70s for most of the region. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To the east, China continues to eye an invasion of Taiwan, which many U.S. officials predict is likely by 2027. \u2014 Roger Wicker, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Key senators eye new, more ambitious legislation to lower insulin prices. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In the meantime, the rush to create SPACs has evaporated as investors eye a crowded field and regulators take a harder line. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At the conference, junior scholars would nervously eye one another in the elevators, trying to figure out who might be headed to which suite. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"While American oil and gas companies eye new opportunities in Europe, German lawmakers want to accelerate the transition to wind and solar. \u2014 Leah Garden, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dedinkin tells us that the tag sale stopped just as Stalin\u2019s money men began to eye the Morozov things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English \u0113age ; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus , Greek \u014dps eye, face, Sanskrit ak\u1e63i eye":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
"band",
"circle",
"hoop",
"loop",
"ring",
"round"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080810",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"eyeroot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": goldenseal":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200042",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"eyes are bigger than one's stomach":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190928",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
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"eyesore":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something offensive to view":[
"the old factory has become an eyesore"
]
},
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"examples":[
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"The shack is a real eyesore .",
"the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Until the government decided last week that Cairo\u2019s few remaining houseboats were an eyesore and had to be removed. \u2014 Paul Schemm, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"The latest Prep Baseball Report/Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association poll was an eyesore for several Louisville teams that saw their momentum cut short during last week's Louisville Invitational Tournament. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Child playmats found in the general market are a bit of an eyesore . \u2014 Tiffany Leigh, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"To Keyhayova, the makeshift dunk pool was an eyesore . \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Many people at the time, including myself, were quick to call the notch an eyesore and unbefitting of an Apple product. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"Most pool heaters are large and cumbersome, but the EcoSmart Smart Pool has a compact tankless design that won\u2019t be as much of an eyesore in your yard. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"Though some might find the keypad a bit of an eyesore , the lock\u2019s housing comes in a variety of sleek finishes, including matte black, polished chrome, satin nickel and Venetian bronze. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"For at least 15 years, the three-story home at 103 Earle St. was an eyesore \u2013 a rotted blight in the neighborhood that sits in the city\u2019s northeast end. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022"
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],
"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccs\u022fr"
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],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
"fright",
"hideosity",
"horror",
"mess",
"monstrosity",
"sight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034448",
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
},
"eyespot":{
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a simple visual organ of pigment or pigmented cells covering a sensory termination : ocellus":[],
": a small pigmented body of various unicellular algae":[],
": a usually small spot of color (as on the wing of a butterfly) that resembles an eye":[],
": any of several fungal diseases of cultivated grasses (such as corn, wheat, and sugarcane) characterized by yellowish oval lesions on the leaves and stem":[]
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},
"examples":[
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"a tie having eyespots of blue on a light gray background",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The eyespot is studded with light-sensitive proteins called channelrhodopsins. \u2014 Marc Zimmer, The Conversation , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Some of the earliest renditions might have been a simple pit eye, a kind of pit of tissue lined with light receptors, or what scientists call an eyespot , a simple region that detects light. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 19 May 2021",
"It\u2019s a creepy little critter, with a single, distinctive black eyespot at the head of one to four spines. \u2014 Popular Science , 17 Feb. 2021",
"During two days in October, these break off from the rest of the worm, and using an eyespot within, swim toward the surface\u2014and the light of the moon. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
"Scientists suspect eyespots first evolved in Jurassic lacewings and then a second time in modern butterflies. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian , 7 June 2019",
"Butterflies use the eyespots on their hindwings not for stealth but to scare away potential predators. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, National Geographic , 21 Dec. 2016",
"Dakin repeated part of Petrie\u2019s eyespot -snipping experiment. \u2014 Susan Milius, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2011"
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],
"first_known_use":{
2022-07-07 15:54:11 +00:00
"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccsp\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
"blotch",
"dapple",
"dot",
"fleck",
"mottle",
"patch",
"pip",
"point",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212203",
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
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},
"eyetooth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
": a canine tooth of the upper jaw":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The regiment earned renown for leading thousands of men in the July 18, 1863, storming of Fort Wagner, an eyetooth in the jaw of defenses around Charleston Harbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Audra\u2019s prodigious knowledge of people\u2019s names, faces and bewildering, often pointless personal details \u2014 that someone recently broke an eyetooth on a bagel, for example \u2014 is an animating force in the book. \u2014 Lydia Kiesling, New York Times , 7 July 2017",
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"But what sort of capitalist swine wouldn\u2019t give his eyeteeth for one"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02c8t\u00fcth"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194055",
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"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": an eye lotion":[],
": misleading or deceptive statements, actions, or procedures":[]
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},
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"examples":[
"He says he'll quit his job, but we know that's just eyewash .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football leadership positions, has become toothless, modern-day eyewash . \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"It was regularly infested with pigeons and other animals (which had to be wrangled out annually), and was outfitted with eyewash stations only in 2018, after numerous requests from various teams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The Sox were losing for the 11th time in 14 games, turning a five-game lead into a five-game deficit after giving us nothing more than a little eyewash at the trade deadline. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"In 2010, the farm was fined $305 for repeatedly failing to post that information and for failing to provide workers with an eyewash station when pesticides were being used that could cause irreversible eye damage. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2021",
"Chemical showers and eyewash stations loomed; sometimes, in a distant room, a dot-matrix printer burred. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Gleason Elementary School and Post Elementary will also receive eyewash stations. \u2014 Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Instead, pack along some sterile emergency eyewash . \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 18 Feb. 2020",
"San Diego let nine months pass between flushing the eyewash stations. \u2014 Joy Resmovits, latimes.com , 25 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccw\u022fsh, -\u02ccw\u00e4sh",
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccw\u022fsh",
"-\u02ccw\u00e4sh"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
},
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": eyewash sense 1":[],
": tears":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
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]
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},
"eye rhyme":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an imperfect rhyme that appears to have identical vowel sounds from similarity of spelling (such as move and love )":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111314"
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},
"eye candy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": something superficially attractive to look at":[]
},
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"candyfloss",
"cotton candy",
"tinsel"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"A lot of the material on their website is just eye candy .",
"a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maybe the hullabaloo about being a digital native or an AI native is merely eye candy and nothing more. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"But aside from standing out on your vanity, the brand\u2019s signature look goes deeper than just being eye candy . \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For epic underwater landscapes and even more aquatic eye candy , book a private scuba tour with a local dive company. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Only an average villain and a lot of dark, eye candy . \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Other eye candy includes a shimmering array of costumes flowing from William Ivey Long, including a trick wedding dress that deserves it own bow. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Lei\u2019s eye-catching bonbons in unique and varied flavors take a leap beyond everyday Instagrammable eye candy and deliver subtle, pleasing flavor bombs packed inside impossibly thin chocolate shells. \u2014 Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"With Multiverse of Madness, Marvel has the chance to offer fans all sorts of exciting eye candy . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Timothy Nelson\u2019s clever direction is jam-packed with creativity and scenic eye candy designed by Tim Wallace that keeps the audience engaged throughout the production\u2019s three hours. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214113"
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"eye relief":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the distance of the eye from the eye lens of an optical instrument that is best suited to the use of the instrument":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225141"
},
"eye-ring":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the inner margin of the eyelids of a fowl":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003727"
},
"eye roll":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an upward turning of the eyes especially as an expression of annoyance, exasperation, disbelief, etc. : an instance of rolling the eyes":[
"Historically, anyone who dares to give pro athletes mental advice\u2014be they M.D.s, psychologists or shamans\u2014often gets the eye roll or the pat on the back.",
"\u2014 Jaimal Yogis",
"Contempt, one of the emotions Gottman watches for at the Love Lab, is detectable through the \u2026 buccinator, which pulls the lip corners to the side and creates a distinctly uncute dimple; it's often combined with an upward eye roll .",
"\u2014 Casey Greenfield",
"His stories always took their time, his daughter said, and usually some winding turns, too. His family's eye-rolls only made him go slower.",
"\u2014 Peter Schworm",
"\"Mom!\" She gave me the parents-are-weird eye-roll . The truth is, though, she's proud of me.",
"\u2014 Katha Pollitt"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020337"
},
"eyebrow pencil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmetic pencil for the eyebrows":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to being smudge- and humidty-proof, this eyebrow pencil is vegan, waterproof, and refillable, which plays a small role in cutting back on environmental beauty waste. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Of course, the curl bounce mascara and eyebrow pencil from Maybelline. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"What is the eyebrow pencil , blush, and gloss beauty hack",
"Instead of grabbing an eyebrow pencil to fill in her arches, Shields prefers to use the Prismacolor Ebony Graphite Drawing Pencil used by artists for sketching \u2014 and unauthorized by makeup pros. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"First, a patient and their doctor will work together with an eyebrow pencil to figure out the look that the patient wants. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"So, Donnie will want to use a blender sponge or even my eyebrow pencil . \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"My approach to makeup throughout quarantine has been quite minimal, save for the occasional eye makeup to hide my fatigue (a touch of concealer, mascara, and a bit of eyebrow pencil ). \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 10 May 2021",
"Precision, precision, precision is the name of the game for this eyebrow pencil . \u2014 Sarai Thompson, CNN Underscored , 9 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1779, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022318"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action or gesture of turning the eyes upward as an expression of annoyance, exasperation, disbelief, etc. : the rolling of the eyes":[
"Other news anchors read the news. Wilson instructed you. He gave you the impression he had some things to tell you, and you'd be wise to sit up, pipe down and pay attention. And, if it was one of those stories that piqued his ever-vigilant sense of outrage, there was likely to be eye-rolling , deep sighs, and even some head-shaking at the ridiculousness of it all.",
"\u2014 C. W. Nevius",
"We are out for lunch, waiting patiently for our food. We are probably discussing something important \u2026 Either way, when the food hits the table, I will shush you, I will move my plate to the part of the restaurant with the most natural light, and I will take a picture. No amount of eye rolling will make me feel remorse. You think I am a monster. You are wrong.",
"\u2014 Josh Scherer"
]
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"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccr\u014d-li\u014b"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042010"
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"eyebrow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccbrau\u0307"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Work practices that seemed unthinkable yesterday don\u2019t raise an eyebrow today. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Schumacher also brought one of the more eyebrow -raising costume changes to a superhero film by famously putting nipples on the Batsuit. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
"Kathleen Kennedy\u2014president of Lucasfilm, and thus, head honcho of any and everything related to Star Wars and everyone's favorite galaxy far, far, away\u2014made an eyebrow -raising statement in a recent Vanity Fair cover story. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"In the first photo, Theroux looked at the camera, wearing a suit and raising one eyebrow as his dog, Kuma, sat beside him in the background. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"May had a bump on his head and a cut near one eyebrow . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Thurston, 30, shared an Instagram Story video with one eyebrow filled in using her go-to brow pencil (more on that later) while leaving the other one totally bare so her followers could see the dramatic difference. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The Browns made an eyebrow -raising trade down of 24 spots with the Texans and took themselves out of the running of receivers George Pickens, Skyy Moore and John Metchie. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Other Malibu homes have sold for similarly eyebrow -raising sums in recent years. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Euphrasia ) of semiparasitic herbs of the snapdragon family with spikelike racemes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccbr\u012bt"
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"first_known_use":{
"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095959"
},
"eyebolt":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bolt with a looped head":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02c8b\u014dlt"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Double up your rope and thread it through the magnet\u2019s eyebolt or a carabiner. \u2014 Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
"The whole setup hangs from an eyebolt in a ceiling beam. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"More than a year ago, an eyebolt holding the swing's bungee cord snapped out of the porch ceiling and shot through Lalia's skull. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Ground clamps attach to cables with an eyebolt or a T-handle. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2019",
"There\u2019s a short slot in the center for eyebolts , and then perpendicular to that there\u2019s a longer slot that fits over a T-handle. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2019",
"The Milwaukee has a hefty eyebolt threaded into its handle. \u2014 Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics , 29 Jan. 2018",
"Past versions of the drill, such as this one, have been used by reef-monitoring teams to install eyebolts to support floats to distinguish different sites with minimal impact. \u2014 Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics , 9 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102544"
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"eye bone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the ossified plates in the sclera of the eye that are especially well developed in birds and many reptiles":[]
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"eyeshot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the range of the eye : view":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The construction site is within eyeshot of Ice Breaker, a coaster that opened earlier this year next to Bayside Stadium. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"But now, within eyeshot of an international bridge connecting Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez to the United States, a new and much more serious problem presented itself: the coronavirus. \u2014 Miriam Jordan, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2020",
"But now, in eyeshot of an international bridge connecting the Mexican city of Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez to the United States, a new and much more serious problem presented itself: the coronavirus. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2020",
"This particular station is ringed with concrete walls meant to evoke pre-Hispanic architecture, with the city\u2019s tallest office towers looming within eyeshot of the base of the sunken plaza. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2019",
"Right after their meeting, Roy \u2013 once out of eyeshot from Mirren\u2019s Betty McLeish \u2013 quickly sheds his kindly old gentleman persona and skips into a nightclub to hash out a scheme with his co-conspirators over champagne. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Nov. 2019",
"This is painting not about painting, but about her world within eyeshot . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Billy parked down the street, in eyeshot of the boxer\u2019s room. \u2014 Greg Bishop, SI.com , 30 July 2019",
"New lodges open within eyeshot of its verdant-covered volcanoes seemingly every month, in order to keep up with demand to see the mountain gorillas, but few have caught our attention like this one, the second from luxury resort brand One&Only. \u2014 Erin Florio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 July 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
"eyeshine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": reflection of light from the inner surface of an eye through the pupil so that the eye has a luminous appearance (as in a cat)":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"eye-catcher":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": something that arrests the eye":[]
},
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"-\u02ccke-",
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccka-ch\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181047"
},
"eyesight":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": sight sense 4a":[],
": observation sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"eye",
"sight",
"vision"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He wears glasses because his eyesight is not good.",
"the keen eyesight of a bird of prey",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease, took his eyesight decades ago. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
"Telling my fingers to move was like trying to open a door using my eyesight . \u2014 Francesco Clark, refinery29.com , 9 Mar. 2021",
"So renaming that part of Wisconsin Avenue right in eyesight of the Russians became important. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"In some villages along the front, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face off at close quarters, sometimes within eyesight of one another. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Or perhaps an armadillo (remember, bad eyesight ) would just walk right into me. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Musk has said in several different venues that his Neuralink brain chip company could one day stop epilepsy attacks, restore limb function, fix speech impediments, cure Alzheimer\u2019s and bring eyesight to the blind. \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Back in 2018, restrictions were also imposed to save the eyesight of children. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 9 May 2022",
"The original Zero truck was designed to make the driver\u2019s perspective more street-level, with an eyesight level of around under six feet. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 1 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210217"
},
"eye shadow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmetic cream or powder in one of various colors that is applied to the eyelids to accent the eyes":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first item, the Persephone eye shadow palette from Dito Cosmetics, has shades labeled as numbers. \u2014 Allure , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Fanning wore her hair down in loose curls and opted for glittery eye shadow and a red lip. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The collaboration includes two different eye shadow palettes to wear, depending on your mood. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"Another dramatic eye shadow choice was seen on Normani, with a bright green shade that stood out against her all-black outfit, which included a show-stopping hat. Leave it to Janelle Monae to pull off the no-hair look. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Once again, her hair was thrown up in a simple ponytail, while her makeup look consisted of a slightly smoky taupe eye shadow with a small wing, and peachy lips and cheeks. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 12 Mar. 2022",
"And her Y2K spiky buns, colorful clip-in extensions, butterfly clips, and glitter eye shadow are back trending on TikTok for a new-gen rendition. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"The artist transformed the actress into a pop-art icon by giving her a bubblegum-pink face, ruby lips and blue eye shadow set against a sage-blue background. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"My daughters wore bikinis, heels, and enough eye shadow to paint a house. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215618"
2022-07-10 05:08:12 +00:00
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044254"
2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
},
"eye splice":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a splice formed by bending a rope's end back and splicing it into the rope so that a loop is formed":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a visor that shields the eyes from strong light and is fastened on with a headband":[]
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"And if the only other viable top-tier offering is Chinese, the machinations of the Pentagon\u2019s green- eyeshade strategists will have unintentionally tossed a lifeline to America\u2019s primary technological competitor. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s not a green eyeshade in sight around today\u2019s White House. \u2014 John O'sullivan, National Review , 27 Aug. 2020",
"Deciding how and, critically, when, to put America back to work again after the COVID-19 shutdowns has, all too often, been framed as a debate between green eyeshade and stethoscope. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 26 Mar. 2020",
"The work followed a classic model for psychedelic therapy in which the participant lies on a couch and wears eyeshades while listening to music. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Its nine-month bootcamp requires students to wear eyeshades that block all vision, so there is no choice but to navigate by alternative means. \u2014 Peg Rosen, Good Housekeeping , 14 Sep. 2018",
"But Chiang, 55, wears the green eyeshade with pride. \u2014 John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2018",
"Qualcomm, a company founded and run by engineers, could probably use a thorough going over by Hock and his green eyeshade crew. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2017",
"The green- eyeshade process must not be permitted to block an American prosperity renaissance. \u2014 Larry Kudlow, National Review , 15 Sep. 2017"
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"Next is lashes, amplified by an eyelash curler and a coat of Covergirl mascara which Dyer has used since high school. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"The Clippers who high-tailed it out of San Diego, never to bat an NBA eyelash our way again? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Our Good Housekeeping Institute Health, Beauty & Sustainability Lab evaluated every magnetic eyelash and magnetic eyeliner recommended above with Michael S. Brown, Ph.D. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"During the summer of 2020, Sahaba saw a post on Instagram of someone who got gorgeous eyelash extensions in Los Angeles and decided to go to the same lash artist who did them. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"Usually, Paul reaches for an eyelash glue from Ardell, like the Duo Lash Adhesive Clear. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"The secret ingredient might be the Microfil technology, which boosts the textures of lashes, while the patented, asymmetrical oversized brush has a bristle weave design to catch every eyelash . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The makeup roster also includes an eyelash curler and mascara set, a primer, a setting spray, a pack of five beauty sponges, a color-changing makeup sponge, and a set of two makeup brushes. \u2014 Allure , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Will Zalatoris missed a putt by an eyelash that would have won him the tournament on the 72nd hole. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Extreme proximity, a huge pouch and the perspective produced by a 180-degree fish- eye lens combine to make this surreal image. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Nielsen and researchers used radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei to estimate the age of the sharks and published their findings in the journal Science. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2020",
"On Wednesday, the rapper tweeted a fish- eye lens clip of the two during what appears to be one of his Sunday Service concerts. \u2014 Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
"This could lead to clouding of the eye lens or tissue growth on the eye surface, which can impair vision, according to the ACS. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Grapes protect healthy vision The lutein and zeaxanthin in grapes protect the retina and eye lens . \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Most snakes cannot focus by changing the shape of the eye lens and must move its eye lens back and forth, which limits them from focusing on still objects and makes them extremely sensitive to movement. \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 20 July 2019",
"But that fish- eye lens just stared back at her, impassive, unblinking. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 11 June 2019",
"Unlike like cartilage, teeth, scales, or various other tissues, the center of the sharks' eye lens doesn't keep growing as the creature ages. \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2016"
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"What eye can trace them, in their varied wanton amorous chaces, bounding and fluttering on the odiferous air! \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The five sessions have revealed a storyteller's eye , with focus, clarity, a ... \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Colorful Mario Kart landscapes careen through the mind\u2019s eye as two adult gamers name-drop their favorite virtual racing courses: Sherbet Land, Choco Mountain, Rainbow Road. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Looking more widely, the minor battery increases to the rest of the range are also eye -opening. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eva Marcille's beauty look came courtesy makeup artist Terrell Mullin, who created one of the most all-out glamorous eye lash moments of the night. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
"For a Saturday morning children\u2019s show, the number of rising stars who passed through Pee-wee\u2019s Playhouse is a marvel \u2014 and indicative of just how developed an eye Paul Reubens had for spotting emerging talent. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
"The tiny creature was made from a real seashell, doll shoes, a spot of clay and a googly eye . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, China is spending eye -watering amounts of cash to keep the ideology alive. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sunshine rules, for the most part, as high temperatures eye a range of low to mid-70s for most of the region. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To the east, China continues to eye an invasion of Taiwan, which many U.S. officials predict is likely by 2027. \u2014 Roger Wicker, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Key senators eye new, more ambitious legislation to lower insulin prices. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In the meantime, the rush to create SPACs has evaporated as investors eye a crowded field and regulators take a harder line. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At the conference, junior scholars would nervously eye one another in the elevators, trying to figure out who might be headed to which suite. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"While American oil and gas companies eye new opportunities in Europe, German lawmakers want to accelerate the transition to wind and solar. \u2014 Leah Garden, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dedinkin tells us that the tag sale stopped just as Stalin\u2019s money men began to eye the Morozov things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"He maintained eye contact with me throughout the conversation.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or that strange little laugh or unnerving eye contact . \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"According to Stanford University research, the reasons for this include the intensity of close-up eye contact , lack of mobility and the higher cognitive load required for constant non-verbal communication. \u2014 Max Silber, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"With this podcast, listeners can gain perspective on these and other tricky topics without having to make eye contact with anyone in the process. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Depp did not make eye contact with her, and looked down or off to the side throughout her testimony. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"The researchers found that these effects were determined less by the positive effects of social connection and eye contact among the in-person pairs than by the negative effects of focusing on a screen among the videoconferencing pairs. \u2014 Dan Ariely, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Pay attention to their body language, eye contact and other cues along with their words. \u2014 Gloria Horsley, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"After the game, Krzyzewski worked the sideline handshake line, stopping to give every Arkansas starter a few seconds, respectful eye contact and a kind word. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, focus on being authentic and making eye contact with your interviewer (or reviewer in the case of a one-way virtual interview) by looking at your computer camera rather than your screen. \u2014 Isaiah Hankel, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its progression can only be slowed through attendance at regular appointments, the use of eye drops and, on occasion, surgery. \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"According to the National Capital Poison Center, swallowing eye drops is dangerous and most contain the harmful ingredient tetrahydrozoline. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. \u2014 Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In 2020 a South Carolina woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally poisoning her husband with Visine eye drops . \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And there\u2019s Kafuku, with tears of prescription eye drops rolling down his cheek. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Two men working at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina were recently arrested and charged after allegedly trying to poison their security supervisor with eye drops . \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Wheeler was rushed to the hospital, where emergency room doctors threaded five stitches under his eye, gave him eye drops and handed him a patch to wear. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Among the lapses written up: nursing aides who dispensed eye drops , lifted patients to the toilet and fed them \u2013 all without properly cleaning their hands. \u2014 USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rhinoplasty runs around $10,000 while an eye lift will cost between $8,000-$10,000. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
"As Alabama officials eye lifting some of the restrictions on business and gatherings, experts have raised concerns about low levels of testing in the state. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Top male executives often want procedures like neck or eye lifts . \u2014 David Pan, USA TODAY , 13 June 2018",
"With muscle relaxers and fillers, Lee delivers a quick, nonsurgical eye lift . \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 19 Jan. 2018",
"Claudia Sierra, 41, really committed to her vision, completing an eye lift , fat grafts in her temples and cheeks, rhinoplasty, breast implants, a tummy tuck, liposuction on her thighs and back, and a Brazilian butt lift, according to KTRK-TV. \u2014 Breanna Edwards, The Root , 9 Oct. 2017",
"The procedures included an eye lift , fat grafts in her temples and cheeks, rhinoplasty, breast implants, a tummy tuck, liposuction on her thighs and back and a Brazilian butt lift. \u2014 Eileen Reslen, Marie Claire , 5 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"But Moscot, which has been in business for more than 100 years, didn\u2019t have an optometrist on-site on Sundays, so Mr. Grint, 33, improvised his own test, standing about 20 feet away from an eye chart at the back of the store. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Whichever, Shula\u2019s reaction in that news conference was essentially an eye chart : #@%!%! \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2021",
"After receiving the treatment, their ability to read letters on the eye chart significantly improved. \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Like most festival posters, the lineup for this year\u2019s Mala Luna Music Festival looks something like an ophthalmologist\u2019s eye chart . \u2014 Polly Anna Rocha, ExpressNews.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
"The hospital trains its own vision screeners, most of them young women; a separate program trains primary schoolteachers to test their students\u2019 sight using eye charts . \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, New York Times , 5 May 2018",
"In November, a month after her ER visit, Zara could read an eye chart . \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 13 May 2018",
"VISTA Senior center to hold free eye screenings The Gloria McClellan Senior Center at 1400 Vale Terrace Drive is offering free eyeglass cleanings, adjustments/maintenance and eye screenings with an eye chart from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Jan. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cut the main plant off at ground line, drill holes \u00bc-inch wide and 1 inch deep into the stump, and use an eyedropper to fill each of the holes with a broadleafed weedkiller (containing 2,4-D) at full strength. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Use an eyedropper to apply alcohol directly onto the stain or, for a larger spot, pour the alcohol into a small dish, immerse the stained area and soak for 15 minutes. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping , 29 Mar. 2021",
"If the stain remains, use an eyedropper to apply hydrogen peroxide, and then apply a drop or two of ammonia. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Everyone on the blue team strips down completely, with the exception of Brendan, who would like to maintain an eyedropper 's worth of dignity. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Horn once hand-fed a white lion cub born prematurely, starting with an eyedropper . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2020",
"Acting in fragments is like drinking from an eyedropper . \u2014 Ruth Franklin, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Do lawmakers plan to come stand over the toilets of miscarrying women with an eyedropper ? \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2019",
"Joly uses eyedroppers to measure out the peach bitters and \u2026 saline solution? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are some potential hazards associated with magnetic eyelashes, including allergic reaction, irritation, eyelid fatigue, lashes falling out and corneal abrasion, says Dr. Thau. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Rhinoplasties, eyelid surgeries, and face-lifts topped the list, conquering the former and longtime number one procedure: breast augmentation. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 16 Jan. 2022",
"This is called allergic conjunctivitis because allergens cause the protective covering of the eye and eyelid \u2014the conjunctiva\u2014to swell. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 1 June 2022",
"An arrest report states that the teenager had dilated pupils, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, as well as body and eyelid tremors. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
"Brow lifts, on the other hand, can be either surgical or noninvasive and can delay the need for an upper- or lower- eyelid surgery. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Adam pulls down his left eyelid to reveal a half-inch horizontal scar. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Make sure not to get too close to your eyelid , though. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The pain may be accompanied by a red or teary eye, swollen or drooping eyelid , nasal congestion or a runny nose on one side. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"Next is lashes, amplified by an eyelash curler and a coat of Covergirl mascara which Dyer has used since high school. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"The Clippers who high-tailed it out of San Diego, never to bat an NBA eyelash our way again? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Our Good Housekeeping Institute Health, Beauty & Sustainability Lab evaluated every magnetic eyelash and magnetic eyeliner recommended above with Michael S. Brown, Ph.D. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"During the summer of 2020, Sahaba saw a post on Instagram of someone who got gorgeous eyelash extensions in Los Angeles and decided to go to the same lash artist who did them. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"Usually, Paul reaches for an eyelash glue from Ardell, like the Duo Lash Adhesive Clear. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"The secret ingredient might be the Microfil technology, which boosts the textures of lashes, while the patented, asymmetrical oversized brush has a bristle weave design to catch every eyelash . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
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"To thank Mike Patel, the owner of Russo's, for his support of the drive, the club presented him with a plaque for a life membership in the eye bank . \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 27 Feb. 2018"
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"The National Transportation Safety Board later determined the collapse was caused by an eyebar that fractured due to stress corrosion and corrosion fatigue. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2019",
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"The actress was photographed in a white blazer, eyelet bralette, high-waist skirt, and sandal heels. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"This eyelet dress is easy to throw on and perfect for a casual daytime wedding. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"The presentation revealed models in pleated miniskirts, voluminous jeans, jacket sets that take a second glance to fully appreciate the embroidery detail, and eyelet suiting ready to go from desk to dinner. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Wear a gauzy tank underneath or your favorite eyelet blouse to give it a summery finish. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Think eyelet lace, floral prints, natural tones and delicate ceramic dishes and tea sets seen in quaint country cottages. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The sweet eyelet design adds character to this universally flattering silhouette. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"This vivid coral dress is made out of light-as-air eyelet chiffon. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Heritage Auctions was able to match the pair to the ones Jordan wore that night thanks to a picture of a leaping MJ that shows the NBA great\u2019s shoes skipping the same eyelet . \u2014 Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"In comparison to modern observatories on earth or floating millions of miles away in space, Ladd can see at a magnification of 83 to 600 times depending on the eyepiece . \u2014 Carlos R. Mu\u00f1oz, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Since 1993, Space Shuttle crews have made four more servicing missions to this eyepiece on the stars. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The idea of a powerful telescope that doesn\u2019t even have an eyepiece is interesting, to say the least. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Through an eyepiece like a gunsight, the transmission man kept the massive dome of the Capitol right on the cross-hairs. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 29 July 2021",
"Next, close your left eye, and use the adjuster on the right eyepiece (diopter) to again bring things into focus. \u2014 Daisy Kelly, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
"The large eyepiece diameter offers a wider field of view as well. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
"The large eyepiece diameter offers a wider field of view as well. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
"The large eyepiece diameter offers a wider field of view as well. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021"
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"During Covid-19 quarantine two summers ago, Fennell decided to write a book meant for his family's eyes only . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"When not watching the equestrian or bovine sports, rodeo attendees can head to Agventure inside the NRG Center to pet all kinds of farm animals \u2014 or touch with your eyes only . \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But this isn't another newlywed home movie, intended for her (and her new husband's) eyes only . \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Oh, and all previous AppleUnboxed newsletters are available, for subscribers\u2019 eyes only , here on Forbes. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Oh, and all previous AppleUnboxed newsletters are available, for subscribers\u2019 eyes only , here on Forbes. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Oh, and all previous AppleUnboxed newsletters are available, for subscribers\u2019 eyes only , here on Forbes. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Oh, and all previous AppleUnboxed newsletters are available, for subscribers\u2019 eyes only , here on Forbes. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Oh, and all previous AppleUnboxed newsletters are available, for subscribers\u2019 eyes only , here on Forbes. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021"
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"The jar\u2019s design evokes the blinding of Polyphemus, the one- eyed giant from Greek mythology depicted in Homer\u2019s Odyssey. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"Iyengar, playing as a one- eyed elf celestial warlock named Xero, was often one step ahead of Tharp, asking for advantages or disadvantages on die rolls based on her actions in the game. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"The visuals depict the story of a veiled girl who begins to question her mundane existence after realizing she is being constantly watched and controlled by nightmarish one- eyed beings. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"The art department\u2019s concept designs also informed the one- eyed tentacle monster that Strange and Chavez face off with in the beginning of the film. \u2014 Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The one- eyed gelding has responded well since returning to the track at Churchill Downs, assistant trainer Clay Courville said. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
"Feige then introduced the extended footage of Doctor Strange that featured a wedding scene with Rachel McAdams\u2019 character walking down the aisle before a giant, one- eyed octopus threatens the nuptials celebration outside. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Cypress Creek owner Kevin Moody also owns the one- eyed Kentucky Derby qualifier Un Ojo, a gelding sired by Laoban. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 25 Apr. 2022",
"On Friday, a one- eyed cat reunited with his family following five years away thanks to rescuers who flew the cat home in a helicopter after finding the feline stowed away in a shipper container. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"After looking at the computer screen all day she had eyestrain and a stiff neck.",
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"The blue light from screens can be very harsh on the eyes, and is often the cause of eyestrain . \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Research suggests that being outdoors can relieve stress, promote cardiovascular health and protect children from digital eyestrain . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
"One is glare, which can cause eyestrain and sensitivity, especially for those with anxiety disorders or chronic migraines. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2019",
"According to the Vision Council, 80 percent of Americans use digital devices for more than two hours a day, and 59 percent of them report eyestrain , neck and shoulder pain, dry eyes, headaches, and blurred vision. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
"According to the Vision Council, 80 percent of Americans use digital devices for more than two hours a day, and 59 percent of them report eyestrain , neck and shoulder pain, dry eyes, headaches, and blurred vision. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
"Finally, there's also reason to be concerned about digital eyestrain . \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
"Finally, there\u2019s also reason to be concerned about digital eyestrain . \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019",
"They can be set to automatically turn on during certain hours of the day and also can be manually activated if the user is experiencing symptoms of eyestrain . \u2014 Madeline Purdue, USA TODAY , 21 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here, three pros discuss their favorite colored eyeliner strategies for playing up eye color. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 5 July 2022",
"Transparent eyeliner is flooding TikTok and Instagram as the minimalist makeup look that\u2019s perfect for summertime. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 27 June 2022",
"The futuristic look actually starts off as eyeliner . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"For me, a bold makeup look usually involves eyeliner . \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"That said, extra pockets can also be convenient for your travel documents and even chapstick or eyeliner . \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2022",
"Our Good Housekeeping Institute Health, Beauty & Sustainability Lab evaluated every magnetic eyelash and magnetic eyeliner recommended above with Michael S. Brown, Ph.D. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Oldham often used this eyeliner in the Deep Aubergine hue on McGovern. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
"In this version, 34-year-old Matt (Mikey Day) is sent out by his girlfriend Kelsey (Selena Gomez) to pick her up some eyeliner at Sephora and some shallots at the grocery store. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 15 May 2022"
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"Other visuals, official statements, eyewitness testimony and spoken audio provide context that can help corroborate videos. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Stogner also raised questions about the credibility of the eyewitness testimony, saying the man reported seeing two men and a woman physically beating Pete. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In their monthslong inquiry, investigators relied on eyewitness testimony, medical examiners' findings and video footage from an MQ-9 drone flying overheard minutes after the blast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Prosecutors presented their case over the course of six days earlier this month, offering eyewitness testimony, dozens of police and body camera videos and scores of slides and training documents on use-of-force policies, Tasers and more. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Earlier this month, Strickland testified during a three-day evidentiary hearing -- which involved eyewitness testimony given under oath -- and the evidence presented was sufficient to exonerate him. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Without any material evidence and based only on shaky eyewitness testimony he is convicted of kidnapping two of the missing children. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"According to an eyewitness who spoke with the outlet, the man was allegedly beaten by Chappelle\u2019s crew, as well as rapper Busta Rhymes and actor Jamie Foxx, who came to the comedian\u2019s aid. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The blast occurred in the Serahi Alauddin area of the city, private Afghan channel TOLO news reported citing an eyewitness . \u2014 Ehsan Popalzai, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022"
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": something (such as a foreign particle lodged in the eye) that irritates the eye and causes winking":[]
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"a shop that specialilzed in fashionable eyewear",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This isn't the first time that J.Lo has styled the statement eyewear . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 June 2022",
"Revo produces performance eyewear that builds upon NASA space lens technology to protect and enhance the way people see. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Layer developed an interchangeable nose bridge that allows the eyewear to compliment a range of face shapes. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Cat eye silhouettes are among the top spring/summer eyewear trends, and these purrrfect shades from Prada will keep her eyes protected and fashionable. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The iconic eyewear label has been producing classic shades for decades. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"First dreamed up during lockdown in May 2020, fashion eyewear startup Stoggles went to market last fall. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"See the full selection of eyewear on lindafarrow.com. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Costa pours functionality, experience and meaning into every drop of eyewear , deepening the wearer\u2019s connection to the watery world. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 June 2021"
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