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Webster 1913 Edition


Eyeball

Eye′ballˊ

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Noun.
The ball or globe of the eye.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eyeball

EY'EBALL

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Noun.
The ball, globe or apple of the eye.

Definition 2024


eyeball

eyeball

See also: eye-ball

English

Noun

eyeball (plural eyeballs)

  1. the ball of the eye

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Verb

eyeball (third-person singular simple present eyeballs, present participle eyeballing, simple past and past participle eyeballed)

  1. To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
    A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.
    Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
  2. To scrutinize

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