eyeball
pronunciation
How to pronounce eyeball in British English:
UK [ˈaɪbɔ:l]
How to pronounce eyeball in American English:
US [ˈaɪˌbɔl]
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- Noun:
- the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
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- Verb:
- look at
Word Origin
- eyeball (n.)
- also eye-ball, 1580s, from eye (n.) + ball (n.1). As a verb, 1901, American English slang. Related: Eyeballed; eyeballing.
Example
- 1. The newest in thing eye accessories is the protruding eyeball .
- 2. Where will the eyeball end up next ?
- 3. That prevents the eyeball collapsing .
- 4. An eyeball has as much processing power as a supercomputer .
- 5. Originally , inserting a new lens meant cutting a flap in the eyeball some 11mm across .