the entire ball-shaped part of the eye - eyeball to eyeball ⇒
in close confrontation
- (transitive)
to stare at
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
eye•ball /ˈaɪˌbɔl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe rounded part of the eye that is enclosed by the bony socket and eyelids.
v. [~ + object]
- Informal TermsInformal. to look at carefully:The two opponents eyeballed each other.
eye•ball
(ī′bôl′),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
eye′ball′er, n.
- Anatomythe ball or globe of the eye.
v.t.
- Informal Termsto look at, check, or observe closely:two opponents eyeballing each other.
- 1580–90; 1900–05 for def. 2; eye + ball1
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'eyeball' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- adnexa
- aqueous humour
- blind spot
- choroid
- conjunctiva
- cornea
- detached
- electrooculogram
- enucleate
- eviscerate
- exophthalmos
- extrinsic eye muscle
- eyeball-to-eyeball
- eyebath
- eyehole
- eyelid
- fistula
- glaucoma
- glenoid
- nictitating membrane
- nystagmus
- oculomotor
- oculomotor nerve
- ophthalmo-
- orb
- orbit
- phosphene
- proptosis
- retina
- retrobulbar
- sclera
- tears
- trichiasis
- trochlear nerve
- uvea
- vitreous body
- vitreous humor
- white
- xerophthalmia