Definitions for eyeballs

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eyeballs eye·ball

Spelling: [ahy-bawl]

IPA: /ˈaɪˌbɔl/

Eyeballs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 204 anagrams from letters in eyeballs (abeellsy).

Definitions for eyeballs

noun

1. the ball or globe of the eye.
2. eyeballs, Informal. people who view or read something:

Idioms

1. give (someone) the hairy eyeball, Slang. to look at (someone) with eyelids partly lowered, as in hostility or distrust.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to look at, check, or observe closely:

Origin of eyeballs

1580-90; 1900-05 for def 3; eye + ball¹

Examples for eyeballs

The movements of the eyeball were perfect, but blindness was absolute.

Experimentally the eyeball can be made to burst by tying all the venous outlets from it.

Pink slips should be delivered face to face, eyeball to eyeball.

The eyeball was suppurating, and the temperature rose to 99° at night.

She done 'low to me she would n't wink her eyeball while I was gone.

Accordingly she shifted her own eyes from one eyeball to the other in the man's face.

Behind the scenes, two tough female cable-network heads are counting on their star proxies to deliver every eyeball they can.

The two countries were eyeball to eyeball in a tense standoff for almost a year.

For many this can be totally doable, while those averse to numbers might rather just eyeball their portions.

Hedren narrowly missed having an eyeball clawed out during one take.