eyeball

Word parts

eye + ball

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈaɪ.bɔl/

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• Hyphenation: eye‧ball

Noun

Singular eyeball

Plural eyeballs

The anatomy of an eyeball

An eyeball

1. (countable) An eyeball is the entire round part of an eye, including the hidden part.

   The doctor checked my eyeball when I got my new glasses.

Verb

Plain form eyeball

Third-person singular eyeballs

Past tense eyeballed

Past participle eyeballed

Present participle eyeballing

1. If you eyeball something, you estimate or judge it; you look at it.