eyeball
eyeball Lexical Profile
eyeball Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The round, spherical part of the eye of a vertebrate, located within the bony socket and enclosed by the eyelids.
"The optometrist examined the patient's eyeball closely to check for signs of elevated pressure."
A viewer, reader, or audience member of a broadcast, publication, or website, especially when measured in terms of advertising reach (usually used in the plural).
"The media company redesigned its homepage to attract more eyeballs to its sponsored articles."
• verb
To look at, inspect, or stare at someone or something closely and intently (informal).
"The security guard eyeballed the visitors as they walked through the main entrance."
To estimate or judge the size, amount, or alignment of something purely by looking at it, without using measuring instruments (informal).
"Instead of using a measuring cup, the chef simply eyeballed the amount of olive oil needed for the dressing."
• Rhymes for eyeball
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century as a compound of "eye" (from Old English "ēage") and "ball" (from Old Norse "bǫllr"), literally referring to the spherical shape of the organ of sight.