Phrase Hound found 525 phrases and 276 compound words that contain eye. The most common are listed below. Open eye in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 525
- eye contactThe condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.
- red-eyeAny of various animals that have red eyes.
- naked eyeEyesight, unaided by equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
- evil eyeA wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.
- black eyeA periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.
- eye candyA very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
- white-eyeAny of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes.
- public eyeThe focus of public attention; the limelight.
- eye shadowMakeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.
- eye-catchingVisually attractive.
- eye for an eyeCompensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.
- hook and eyeA matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
- eye colorThe color or pigment of the iris of the eye.
- eye levelA level at the height of one's eyes.
- eye patchAn opaque patch worn so as to cover an injured or infected eye or an eye socket in order to protect or conceal it, or to treat amblyopia in children.
- half an eyeA minimal amount of attention.
- Eye-QA score measuring knowledge about eyes or vision.
- eye doctorAn optometrist or ophthalmologist.
- eye of the stormA region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm.
- catch the eyeTo attract the attention
- eye socketThe bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
- glass eyeAn artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.
- turn a blind eyeTo deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way.
- corner of the eyeside of the eye where upper and lower eyelids join.
- Eye-surgery
Compound words 276
- windowAn opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- eyebrowThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
- eyelashOne of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
- eyewitnessSomeone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.
- eyelidA thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
- eyeballThe ball of the eye.
- eyesightVision or the faculty of sight.
- bullseyeThe centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- eyepieceThe lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
- PopeyeA tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.