eye
the organ of sight
How often you will meet it
Rank 432 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 46,623 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the organ of sight also: oculus, optic
- good discernment (either visually or as if visually) she has an eye for fresh talenthe has an artist's eye
- attention to what is seen he tried to catch her eye
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region also: center, centre, middle, heart it is in the center of townthey ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle) the thread wouldn't go through the eye
verb
- look at also: eyeball
eye in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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That bruise over your eye has taken off your painted-doll look.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Its eye moved to the bottle which Hans held in his hand.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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With what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window!
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · Chapter 1