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eyed

eyed

271 4.3
Having eyes or spots that look like eyes, often in a pattern
  • adjective
  • /aɪd/
translation icon : de ojos
  • You say a big headed red eyed rock eater, the kid says OK.
  • a blue-eyed person
  • a one-eyed person
  • a wide-eyed child

That looks like a one eyed, like beaked creature.

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Examples

  • Therefore, Hope must be the Six Eyed Sloth Imp.

  • But that all changed the day Molly, a brown-eyed gal with golden locks, moved in across the street and Buddy fell head over tail for her.

  • The female mini Fury eyed the star sword.

  • That looks like a one eyed, like beaked creature.

  • The children listened to the story wide-eyed, never having heard this particular version of creation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Green-eyed lady, lovely lady Strolling slowly towards the sun

  • This is your dream lover, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

  • That wide-eyed dame that just didn't know anything about anything.

  • Rodeo Drive - Day: Vivian is looking wide-eyed and delighted, and yes, more than a bit overwhelmed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The children listened to the story wide-eyed, never having heard this particular version of creation.

Synonyms

eyelike
vseyed
7.7

Having a shape or mark that looks like an eye

has one or more actual eyes or eye-shaped features rather than just resembling one

Antonyms

1 7.0

Not having eyes or openings like the hole in a needle

Idioms

Full of energy and ready to start the day

Compounds

27 3.4

A person who has eyes open wide because they feel surprised or full of wonder

15 1.0

A person with blue eyes

8 3.4

A small pale bean with a black spot that people eat in the American South

5 6.7

A feeling of jealousy toward someone you see as a rival

4 6.0

Feeling jealous because you fear being replaced

blue-eyed
  • Informal
3 5.3

A person treated as a favorite by someone in charge

3 7.6

Having a staring, wide-eyed look that shows fear or strong excitement

3 4.1

Able to see small things and notice small changes quickly

2 7.4

Having small round shiny eyes that look suspicious

A climbing African plant with yellow flowers and a dark purple center used for decoration

1 6.3

Able to see very small details from far away

1 5.8

Able to see small details clearly

1 4.0

Having eyes that look tired and like you want to close them

1 5.1

A North American plant with yellow or orange petals and a dark center that grows in fields and gardens

1 7.0

Eyes that look bright and lively and show friendliness or amusement

1 4.1

Having eyes full of tears and looking as if about to cry

big-eyed scad
  • Specialized
9.0

A small silvery fish found near coasts that fishermen use as bait

A bushy plant that lives for many years and has white or violet flowers with blue centers

A small plant with narrow, grass-like leaves and blue flowers related to irises

A small wildflower with blue and white flowers that grows in eastern North American woods

A climbing plant from tropical Africa with yellow flowers that have a dark purple center

An honest, fair look at the facts

A small North American sparrow with grey feathers and dark eyes

A small wildflower with tiny blue and white flowers that grows in western North America

mole-eyed scrutiny
  • Literature
9.9

A very careful, close look to find small errors

A small green insect with thin wings and shiny gold eyes that eats garden pests

A woman with green eyes who many people think is beautiful

A look that shows jealousy or anger

Having a purple mark near the center that looks like an eye

A small North American songbird with red eyes, greenish-grey back and white belly

one-eyed glasses
  • Informal
8.9

A pair of glasses with one lens used as a joke

A tall plant with white petals and a yellow center that comes back each year

Eyes that look deep and hollow because someone is sick or very tired

Looking to one side in a way that shows doubt or envy

Strong, steady attention that shows determination

A warm happy expression with bright lively eyes

A small wild flower with white petals touched by yellow and deep purple

A plant that looks like grass with a bright yellow, eye-shaped flower center

9.9

A group of flowering plants with yellow centers that grow in wet places

Surface Forms

eyed positive

Morphology

eyed = eye (transparent) = eye + ed

Standard adjectival formation meaning 'having eyes or eye-like features', which is directly inferable from 'eye' + '-ed'.

Etymology

Eyed comes from the old English word eye, meaning 'eye', plus the ending -ed, meaning 'having'. So something eyed is 'having' eyes or eye-like spots, and you can see the same eye in eyeball and eyewitness, which helps you remember the meaning.