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Noun eye has 5 senses
  1. eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
    --1 is a kind of sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
    --1 is a part of visual system; face, human face
    --1 has parts:
     choroid, choroid coat; ciliary body; eyelid, lid, palpebra; canthus; epicanthus, epicanthic fold; nictitating membrane, third eyelid; conjunctiva; eyeball, orb; ocular muscle, eye muscle; cornea; uvea; iris; lens, crystalline lens; central artery of the retina, arteria centralis retinae; ciliary artery, arteria ciliaris; lacrimal artery, arteria lacrimalis; lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis; lacrimal apparatus; retina; sclera, sclerotic coat; pupillary sphincter, musculus sphincter pupillae; aperture
     --1 has particulars:
     naked eye; peeper; oculus dexter, OD; oculus sinister, OS; simple eye, stemma, ocellus; compound eye
    Derived form: verb eye1
  2. eye - good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
    --2 is a kind of     sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
    Derived form: verb eye1
  3. eye - attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"
    --3 is a kind of     attention, attending
    Derived form: verb eye1
  4. center, centre, middle, heart, eye - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
    --4 is a kind of area, country
    --4 has particulars:
     center stage, centre stage; city center, city centre, central city; storm center, storm centre; financial center; hub; inner city; medical center; midfield; seat; City of London, the City; midstream
  5. eye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
    --5 is a kind of     hole
    --5 is a part of needle
,Verb eye has 1 sense
  1. eye, eyeball - look at
    --1 is one way to look
    Derived forms: noun eye3, noun eye2, noun eye1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot eye Sue
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