eyeball

eye-ball · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    The round part of the eye within the eyelids and socket.

  2. 2.

    To look at or observe closely.

  3. 3.

    To estimate by visual inspection.

Forms

plural: eyeballs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    eyeball to eyeball — face to face, in direct confrontation
  • •
    up to one's eyeballs — completely overwhelmed or immersed

Related words

See also: eye, eyeballs, pupil
Synonyms: eye, orb

Etymology

Compound of Old English eye + ball, referring to the spherical shape of the eye.