English noun: eye |
1. | eye (body) the organ of sight |
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| Synonyms | oculus, optic |
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| Broader (hypernym) | receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | compound eye, naked eye, ocellus, oculus dexter, oculus sinister, OD, OS, peeper, simple eye, stemma |
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| Part holonym | aperture, arteria centralis retinae, arteria ciliaris, arteria lacrimalis, canthus, central artery of the retina, choroid, choroid coat, ciliary artery, ciliary body, conjunctiva, cornea, crystalline lens, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, eye muscle, eyeball, eyelid, iris, lacrimal apparatus, lacrimal artery, lacrimal vein, lens, lens of the eye, lid, musculus sphincter pupillae, nictitating membrane, ocular muscle, orb, palpebra, pupillary sphincter, retina, sclera, sclerotic coat, third eyelid, uvea, uveoscleral pathway, vena lacrimalis |
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| Part meronym | face, human face, visual system |
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| Domain usage | colloquialism |
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2. | eye (cognition) good discernment (either visually or as if visually) |
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| Samples | She has an eye for fresh talent. He has an artist's eye.
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| Broader (hypernym) | discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity |
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3. | eye (cognition) attention to what is seen |
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| Samples | He tried to catch her eye.
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| Broader (hypernym) | attending, attention |
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4. | eye (location) an area that is approximately central within some larger region |
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| Samples | It is in the center of town. They ran forward into the heart of the struggle. They were in the eye of the storm.
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| Synonyms | center, centre, heart, middle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | area, country |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center, storm centre |
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| Instance hyponym | City of London, the City |
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5. | eye (artifact) a small hole or loop (as in a needle) |
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| Samples | The thread wouldn't go through the eye.
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| Broader (hypernym) | hole |
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| Part meronym | needle |
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