stye
- noun
- /staɪ/
:
orzuelo
- Because ice was getting styes in my eyes and I found out those things actually can cause styes.
The very first stye I ever got, I got from doing these.
- The very first stye I ever got, I got from doing these.
- At first I thought that it was pink eye and now I just think that it's a stye or perhaps a hybrid of the both.
- I've gotten styes before like an actual pimple and I have no idea what it's from.
- Because ice was getting styes in my eyes and I found out those things actually can cause styes.
Examples
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In fifth grade, I had a stye in my left eye.
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The very first stye I ever got, I got from doing these.
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We're going to cover the eye with the stye right now.
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At first I thought that it was pink eye and now I just think that it's a stye or perhaps a hybrid of the both.
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We shall be like little pigs in a stye.
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It's a very effective and ever since my stye a year ago, I went on the deep and I researched like how important it is to remove all of your makeup.
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And since it's an infection, the stye or hordiolum is going to be red, kind of swollen and painful.
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I've got a stye, so I've had this stye on my eyes swollen.
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I've gotten styes before like an actual pimple and I have no idea what it's from.
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Last week, I developed a painful stye on my eyelid that made it difficult to see.
Synonyms
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2.3
A sickness in the eye that makes it red and painful
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7.1
A painful red lump on the edge of the eyelid from an infection
A small painful swelling on the edge of the eyelid caused by an infected oil gland
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stye comes from Old English and probably meant a 'small sore' or 'swelling', so the word is used for a painful lump on the eyelid. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the familiar word sty (a pig pen), because both are small, unpleasant spots.