eye
Noun
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The organ of sight (synset 105318579)
domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechis a type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulationsubtypes:
- naked eye - the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects
- peeper - an informal term referring to the eye
- oculus dexter, od - the right eye
- oculus sinister, os - the left eye
- ocellus, simple eye, stemma - an eye having a single lens
- compound eye - in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
has:- choroid, choroid coat - a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
- ciliary body - the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris
- eyelid, lid, palpebra - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- canthus - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
- epicanthic fold, epicanthus - a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
- nictitating membrane, third eyelid - a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
- conjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
- eyeball, orb - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
- eye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
- cornea - the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
- uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
- uveoscleral pathway - a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor
- iris - muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- arteria centralis retinae, central artery of the retina - a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
- arteria ciliaris, ciliary artery - one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye
- arteria lacrimalis, lacrimal artery - an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
- lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis - drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
- lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
- retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
- sclera, sclerotic coat - the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
- musculus sphincter pupillae, pupillary sphincter - a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
- aperture - a natural opening in something
is a part of:- visual system - the sensory system for vision
- face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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Good discernment (either visually or as if visually) (synset 105622259)
"she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"is a type of: discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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Attention to what is seen (synset 105711254)
"he tried to catch her eye"
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An area that is approximately central within some larger region (synset 108540894)
"it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)subtypes:
- center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
- central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
- storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
- financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
- hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
- inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
- medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
- midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
- seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
- midstream - the middle of a stream
specific instances: city of london, the city - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London -
A small hole or loop (as in a needle) (synset 103313242)
"the thread wouldn't go through the eye"is a type of: hole - an opening deliberately made in or through somethingis a part of: needle - a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
Verb
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Look at (synset 202171496)
is a type of: look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towardssame as: eyeball
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