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eye·ful /'aɪfʊl/ n [S] infml an attractive or interesting sight
worth looking at: Get an eyeful of (=look at) this. | She's quite
an eyeful!
eye·glass /'aɪglɑːs||-glæs/ n a glass (LENS) for one eye, the
sight of which is weak; MONOCLE. It is not common now to
see someone wearing an eyeglass but some people, usually
men, wore one in the past.
eye·glass·es /'aɪglɑːsɪz||-glæs-/ n [P] old use or AmE for
GLASSES → see PAIR (USAGE)
eye·lash /'aɪlæʃ/ n any of the small hairs of which a number
grow from the edge of each eyelid in humans and most
hairy animals: She had long attractive eyelashes. | false
eyelashes → see picture at EYE
eye·let /'aɪlɪt/ n a hole with a metal ring round it, which is
placed in material such as leather or cloth so that a rope or
string may be passed through it
eye ,level adj of a height level with (=equal to) the height of
one's eyes: Hang the picture at eye level. | an eye-level grill
eye·lid /'aɪlɪd/ n either of the pieces of covering skin which
can move down to close each eye → see picture at EYE
eye·lin·er /'aɪˌlaɪnə/ n [U] coloured MAKE-UP that is put
along the bottom edge of the top eyelid, and often also the
top edge of the lower eyelid to make eyes look bigger or
more noticeable → compare EYE SHADOW
eye-,opener n a surprising sight, event etc especially one
that gives knowledge of something not known before: I
knew he was strong, but it was quite an eye-opener when I saw
him lift that car.
eye·patch /'aɪpætʃ/ n a PATCH
eye ,pencil n an EYEBROW PENCIL
eye·piece /'aɪpiːs/ n the glass (LENS) at the eye end of an
instrument such as a microscope or TELESCOPE
'eye scan n an examination of someone's eye using special
computer equipment in order to IDENTIFY them. Eye scans are
done by the police and IMMIGRATION officials at some air-
ports to check the information on someone's PASSPORT or ID
CARD.
'eye ,shadow n [C;U] (a container of) coloured MAKE-UP in
the form of a cream or powder used on the eyelids to make
the eyes look larger, more attractive etc → compare EYELINER
eye·sight /'aɪsaɪt/ n [U] the power of seeing: She has
good/poor eyesight. | We test your eyesight before giving you a
driving licence.
eye·sore /'aɪsɔː/ n infml something ugly to look at, especially
when many people can see it. Some modern buildings are
sometimes described as eyesores: That new multi-storey car
park is a real eyesore.
eye·tooth /'aɪtuːθ/ n pl. -teeth /-tiːθ/ 1 either of the two
long pointed canine teeth (CANINE TOOTH) at the two upper
corners of the mouth 2 give one's eyeteeth for/to infml to
give up all one has in order to (get): I'd give my eyeteeth to be
able to play the piano like that.
eye·wash /'aɪwɒʃ||-wɑːʃ, -wɑːʃ/ n [U] infml nonsense; some-
thing said or done to deceive: He says he's very busy, but it's
all eyewash; he never does any work at all.
eye·wear /'aɪweə/ n [U] glasses and SUNGLASSES
eye·wit·ness /'aɪˌwɪtnəs/ n [(to, of)] a person who has seen
an event happen, and so is able to describe it, for example in
a law court: Were there any eyewitnesses to the crime? | an
eyewitness account of the accident
ey·ing /'aɪ-ɪŋ/ present participle of EYE
eyot /eɪt, 'eɪət/ n BrE a small island in a river
ey·rie, eyry BrE || usually aerie AmE /'ɪəri, 'eəri, 'aɪəri/ n the
nest of a large flesh-eating bird, especially an EAGLE, built
high in rocks or cliffs