English Explanatory Dictionary

eyeball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ball of the eye.
  2. An instance of eyeballing something.
  3. Surveillance.
  4. A readership or viewership.
  5. A face-to-face meeting.
  6. A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.
verb
  1. To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
  2. To stare at intently.
  3. To roll one's eyes.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/ /ˈaɪ.bɔl/ /ˈaɪ.bɑl/ en-us-eyeball.ogg

Word forms

eyeball eyeballs eye-ball eyeballing eyeballed

Etymology

From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”).

Synonyms

eye-apple globe globus globus oculi eyeglobe bulbus oculi bulbus eye eye up

Related words

bums in seats click-through

Derived words

eyeball queen eyeball to eyeball given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow hairy eyeball mark 1 eyeball my eyeball sailor's eyeball up to one's eyeballs eyeballer
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