| eye | | |
| n. (body) | 1. eye, oculus, optic | the organ of sight. |
| ~ sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation. |
| ~ visual system | the sensory system for vision. |
| ~ naked eye | the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects.; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye" |
| ~ peeper | an informal term referring to the eye. |
| ~ oculus dexter, od | the right eye. |
| ~ oculus sinister, os | the left eye. |
| ~ ocellus, simple eye, stemma | an eye having a single lens. |
| ~ compound eye | in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image. |
| ~ choroid, choroid coat | a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye. |
| ~ ciliary body | the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris.; "the ciliary body produces aqueous humor" |
| ~ eyelid, lid, palpebra | either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.; "his lids would stay open no longer" |
| ~ canthus | either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. |
| ~ epicanthic fold, epicanthus | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome. |
| ~ nictitating membrane, third eyelid | a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals. |
| ~ conjunctiva | a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid. |
| ~ eyeball, orb | the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye. |
| ~ eye muscle, ocular muscle | one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball. |
| ~ cornea | the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera. |
| ~ uvea | the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid. |
| ~ uveoscleral pathway | a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor. |
| ~ iris | muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye. |
| ~ crystalline lens, lens of the eye, lens | biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina. |
| ~ arteria centralis retinae, central artery of the retina | a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve. |
| ~ arteria ciliaris, ciliary artery | one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye. |
| ~ arteria lacrimalis, lacrimal artery | an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead. |
| ~ lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis | drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein. |
| ~ lacrimal apparatus | the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye. |
| ~ retina | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve. |
| ~ sclera, sclerotic coat | the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball. |
| ~ musculus sphincter pupillae, pupillary sphincter | a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris. |
| ~ face, human face | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ aperture | a natural opening in something. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. eye | good discernment (either visually or as if visually).; "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" |
| ~ sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment | the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. eye | attention to what is seen.; "he tried to catch her eye" |
| ~ attending, attention | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. |
| n. (location) | 4. center, centre, eye, heart, middle | an area that is approximately central within some larger region.; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ center stage, centre stage | the central area on a theater stage. |
| ~ central city, city center, city centre | the central part of a city. |
| ~ storm center, storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm. |
| ~ financial center | the part of a city where financial institutions are centered. |
| ~ hub | a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve.; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" |
| ~ inner city | the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city. |
| ~ medical center | the part of a city where medical facilities are centered. |
| ~ midfield | (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse). |
| ~ seat | a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised). |
| ~ city of london, the city | the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London. |
| ~ midstream | the middle of a stream. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. eye | a small hole or loop (as in a needle).; "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" |
| ~ hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ needle | a sharp pointed implement (usually steel). |
| v. (perception) | 6. eye, eyeball | look at. |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| wake up | | |
| v. (body) | 1. arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken | cause to become awake or conscious.; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." |
| ~ reawaken | awaken once again. |
| ~ bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around | return to consciousness.; "These pictures bring back sad memories" |
| ~ call | rouse somebody from sleep with a call.; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (body) | 2. arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken | stop sleeping.; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
| ~ catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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