Eyeball Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of EYEBALL is the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed ... Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut eyeball noun SaveWord eye·​ball |\ˈī-ˌbȯl \ Definitionofeyeball (Entry1of3) 1 :themoreorlessglobularcapsuleofthevertebrateeyeformedbythescleraandcorneatogetherwiththeircontainedstructures 2 eyeballsplural :peoplewhoviewsomething(suchasanadvertisement) websitescompetingforeyeballs eyeball verb eyeballed;eyeballing;eyeballs Definitionofeyeball (Entry2of3) transitiveverb :tolookatintentlyespeciallyinmakinganevaluationorchoice dinerseyeballingthemenueyeballthecompetition eyeball adjective Definitionofeyeball (Entry3of3) :basedonobservation eyeballjudgment MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingeyeball LearnMoreAbouteyeball ExamplesofeyeballinaSentence Verb Thechildrenwereeyeballingthedesserts. RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun PreShowallowssubscriberstoearncreditsbywatchingvideoadvertisementsthattrackeyeballmovementsandpausewheneverauserlooksawayfromtheirsmartphonescreen. — NBCNews,10Feb.2022 Whensomeonedevelopsmyopia,theireyegrowsincorrectly,whichleadsthelightenteringtheeyeballtorefractincorrectlyandconvergeinfrontoftheretinainsteadofonit. — Fortune,12Jan.2022 Theseeight-hourtreatmentswereenoughtopreventtheeyeballfromchangingshape. — AshleyStrickland,CNN,9Dec.2021 Thedooropenswhentheeyeballofamusicianonanearbyvintagepostergetspressed,ArchitecturalDigestdescribedin2016. — AshleyBoucher,PEOPLE.com,20Aug.2021 There’sreallynogoodwaytoeyeballwhetheryourturkeyiscookedwellenoughtohavekilledthesalmonella. — KarimDoumar,ProPublica,24Nov.2021 OrFreakyFullback,whosesplatteredeyeballandfacialscarsindicatehe’sbeentackledbytheentireNFL. — SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,3Dec.2021 Theimageofthetruckinmyeyeball,forexample,isupsidedown,obscuredbybloodvessels,riddledwithblindspotsandfloaters,blurredbymymovements. — KcCole,Wired,22Dec.2021 TheclosestthingtoatypicaldelTorotouchofthemacabreisadeformedfetusinajarnamedEnoch,whoseforeheadissplitdownthemiddleandhousesagianteyeball. — DavidFear,RollingStone,2Dec.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Downloadapps,suchasGasBuddy,GasGuru,andAAA,forfreetoeyeballthegoingrate. — SusanTompor,DetroitFreePress,1Mar.2022 Don'teyeballyourcocktailingredientsJustaswithbaking,precisionmakesadifferenceinalotofcraftcocktails. — DanaMcmahan,TheCourier-Journal,11Jan.2022 Howmightananalystbegintoeyeballtherichesupforgrabs? — HolmanW.Jenkins,WSJ,26Oct.2021 Withariseinoffersofbogusvaccinationcards,vendorswillhavetoeyeballeachoneforforgeries. — AidinVaziri,SanFranciscoChronicle,13Aug.2021 Withariseinoffersofbogusvaccinationproofaroundtheworld,someCaliforniacampuses,includingSanFranciscoStateUniversity,havehiredvendorstoeyeballeachcardforsignsofanythingamiss. — NanetteAsimov,SanFranciscoChronicle,13Aug.2021 SowhentheresearchersthentookDyREToutsideontonovelterrain,therobotcouldeyeballthegroundwithitscameraandsensethegivebeneathitsfeetwiththeforcesensors. — MattSimon,Wired,15Mar.2021 Thathasn’thappened,inlargepartbecausemostshoppersprefertosqueezetheirproduceandeyeballtheirsteaks. — MattDay,Bloomberg.com,18Nov.2020 Meanwhile,onsocialmedia,anunsubstantiatedpostclaimedthateveryRepublicanelectionchallengerhadbeenejectedfromthecavernousbasementcountingarea,leavingonlyDemocratstoeyeballtheprocessingofabsenteeballots. — EvanPetzold,DetroitFreePress,6Nov.2020 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective NotthattheSpartansaren’talreadyeyeballdeepinit,withtheirannualnonconferencegauntletslowlycomingtoanend. — ChrisSolari,DetroitFreePress,7Dec.2021 Anassortmentofartworkonthewalls,rangingfromaneyeballabstractandalligatorcollagetophotosofbuoysandherons. — MattWake|[email protected],al,18Aug.2021 Theeyeballviewthroughthewindshieldwasadifferentstory,withdarknessprovidinganeffectivecamouflage. — EricD.Lawrence,DetroitFreePress,25Oct.2020 ParentsinBerkeley,California,maysoonbesparedhavingtheirkidsateyeballlevelwithcandyandothersugar-ladentemptationswaitinginthecheckoutlinesofthecity'slargerretailstores. — KateGibson,CBSNews,25Sep.2020 Tealpumpkinsondisplayindicatethatahousehasnon-foodtreatssuchasglow-sticksoreyeballbouncyballsfortrick-or-treaters. — KarinaBland,azcentral,31Oct.2019 Themaskwasaccessorizedwithsunglasses,adinnerjacket,aResidentseyeballT-shirt,andUnderArmoursweatpants. — SarahLarson,TheNewYorker,3Feb.2020 Theusualbloodsplatter,witchclaws,andbloodyeyeballnailshavemadetheirwayintothecollective,whilenewdesigns,includingourdearfriendPennyWise,areextremelypopularthisyear. — ShalwahEvans,Essence,3Oct.2019 Byanystatisticalmeasureandtheeyeballtest,UniversityofCincinnatibasketballseniorJarronCumberlandhasnotplayedatthelevelthatearnedhimAmericanAthleticConferencePlayeroftheYearhonorslastseason. — FletcherPage,Cincinnati.com,16Dec.2019 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'eyeball.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingeyeball eyeball-to-eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball FirstKnownUseofeyeball Noun 1575,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1901,inthemeaningdefinedaboveAdjective 1914,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAbouteyeball Shareeyeball PosttheDefinitionofeyeballtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofeyeballonTwitter TimeTravelerforeyeball Thefirstknownuseofeyeballwas in1575 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster 10WordsShakespeareNeverInvented 10WordsShakespeareNeverInvented We'llexplaintheconfusion DictionaryEntriesNeareyeball eyebacker eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforeyeball LastUpdated 20Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Eyeball.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeball.Accessed14Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforeyeball eyeball noun eye·​ball |\ˈī-ˌbȯl \ KidsDefinitionofeyeball :thewholeeye eyeball noun eye·​ball |\ˈī-ˌbȯl \ Medical Definitionofeyeball :themoreorlessglobularcapsuleofthevertebrateeyeformedbythescleraandcorneatogetherwiththeircontainedstructures MorefromMerriam-Websteroneyeball Nglish:TranslationofeyeballforSpanishSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleabouteyeball WORDOFTHEDAY cryptography SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate accomodate accommodate acommodate Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... 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