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apples of the eye

US/ˈæp.əlz.əv.ðiˈaɪ/

apples of the eye is the plural of apple of the eye.

Meaning of apple of the eye

Noun

apple of the eye (plural apples of the eye)

  1. The pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball.
    Synonyms:
    apple, eye-apple

Questions about apples of the eye

What is apples of the eye the plural of?
Apples of the eye is the plural of apple of the eye.
How do you pronounce apples of the eye?
Apples of the eye is pronounced /ˈæp.əlz.əv.ðiˈaɪ/ (US).

Words near apples of the eye in the dictionary

  1. apples of Grenada
  2. apples of love
  3. apples of Peru
  4. apples of Sodom
  5. apples of someone's eye
  6. apples of the eye
  7. apples to apples
  8. apples to apples, oranges to oranges
  9. apples to oranges
  10. apples up
  11. apples with apples

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