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eyes

/aɪz/

eyes is the plural of eye.

eyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eye.

Meaning of eye

Noun

eye (plural eyes or (archaic or dialectal) eyen)

  1. An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
    • Near-synonym: eyeball
    Synonyms:
    eyeball
  2. The visual sense.
    • The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
  3. The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
    • Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes.
  4. Attention, notice.
    • That dress caught her eye.
  5. The ability to notice what others might miss.
    • He has an eye for talent.
    Synonyms:
    perceptiveness
  6. (usually) A sexually or romantically suggestive one.
    • She was giving him the eye at the bar.

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Words formed from eyes

Phrases with eyes

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Words that rhyme with eyes

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Questions about eyes

What is eyes the plural of?
Eyes is the plural of eye.
How do you pronounce eyes?
Eyes is pronounced /aɪz/.

Words near eyes in the dictionary

  1. eyeroll
  2. eyerolled
  3. eyerolling
  4. eyerolls
  5. eyers
  6. eyes
  7. eyes and ears
  8. eyes down
  9. eyes in the sky
  10. Eyes of Buddha
  11. Eyes of Horus

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