<B>eyestone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a smooth bit of shell, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to remove cinders and the like. </DL>
<A NAME="eyestrain">
<B>eyestrain, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tired or weak condition of the eyes caused especially by using them too much or reading in a dim light. </DL>
<A NAME="eyestrings">
<B>eyestrings, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the muscles, tendons, or nerves of the eye, formerly supposed to break at death or on loss of sight. </DL>
<A NAME="eyetooth">
<B>eyetooth, </B>noun, pl. <B>-teeth.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> either of the two pointed, upper teeth between the incisors and the bicuspids; an upper canine tooth. <BR><I>expr. <B>cut one's eyeteeth,</B> </I>to grow out of babyhood. <BR> <I>Ex. ... like progress that is made by a boy when he cuts his eyeteeth (Emerson).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>give one's eyeteeth,</B> </I>to surrender something extremely valuable. <BR> <I>Ex. He would give his eyeteeth to get his hands on a car.</I> </DL>
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<B>eye-view, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a point of view; viewpoint; view. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a passenger's eye-view of a flight in a supersonic airliner (London Times). My last novels, you could say, took the conventional god's eye-view, dipping into the minds of a number of characters (Christine Brooke-Rose).</I> </DL>
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<B>eyewall, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a layer of turbulent, funnel-shaped clouds around the eye of a storm; wall cloud. <BR> <I>Ex. Hurricane Debbie ... was some 800 miles east of Puerto Rico. Planes flew there to drop their crystals, in hopes of causing supercooled water droplets in the hurricane's eyewall to condense (Science News).</I> </DL>
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<B>eyewash, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a liquid preparation to clean or heal the eyes. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) deceiving flattery; an insincere excuse. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) nonsense. <BR> <I>Ex. This notion is romantic eyewash (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eyewater">
<B>eyewater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>liquid eyewash. <DD><B> 2. </B>natural fluid in the eye; a tear. </DL>
<A NAME="eyewink">
<B>eyewink, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a wink of the eye. <DD><B> 2. </B>an instant. <DD><B> 3. </B>a glance. </DL>
<A NAME="eyewinker">
<B>eyewinker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an eyelash or an eyelid. </DL>
<A NAME="eyewitness">
<B>eyewitness, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who actually sees or has seen some act or happening, and thus can give testimony concerning it. <BR> <I>Ex. Eyewitnesses counted about 25 bomb explosions in all (London Times).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to witness; see. <BR> <I>Ex. He was one of three foreign correspondents who eyewitnessed the recent riots in Kashmir (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eyewitnesser">
<B>eyewitnesser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a report by an eyewitness, usually a newspaper correspondent. <BR> <I>Ex. He sent out a fast-moving 2,000-word eyewitnesser (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eyeworm">
<B>eye worm,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, parasitic roundworm found in certain areas of Africa. The adult causes irritation by moving about in the subcutaneous tissue and the eyes. </DL>
<A NAME="eyot">
<B>eyot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a small island. </DL>
<A NAME="eyra">
<B>eyra, </B>noun. =jaguarundi.</DL>
<A NAME="eyre">
<B>eyre, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a journey in circuit. <BR> <I>Ex. Justices in eyre were English judges who rode a circuit to hold court until 1285.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the court held by justices in eyre. </DL>
<A NAME="eyrie">
<B>eyrie</B> or <B>eyry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey in a high place. <DD><B> 2. </B>the young of an eagle or other bird of prey. <DD><B> 3. </B>a lofty position. <DD><B> 4. </B>a house or castle built in a high place. Also, <B>aerie</B> or <B>aery.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="eyrir">
<B>eyrir, </B>noun, pl. <B>aurar.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an Icelandic coin, worth 1/100 of a krona. </DL>
<A NAME="ez">
<B>Ez.</B> or <B>Ezr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Ezra (a book of the Bible). </DL>
<A NAME="ezechiel">
<B>Ezechiel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in the Douay Bible) Ezekiel. </DL>
<A NAME="ezek">
<B>Ezek.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Ezekiel (a book of the Bible). </DL>
<A NAME="ezekiel">
<B>Ezekiel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Hebrew prophet of the 500's B.C., considered one of the major prophets. <DD><B> 2. </B>a book of the Old Testament containing his prophecies. (Abbr:) Ezek. </DL>
<A NAME="ezra">
<B>Ezra, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Hebrew priest and scribe of the 400's or 300's B.C. who returned to Palestine from Babylonia to lead a revival of Judaism. <DD><B> 2. </B>a book of the Old Testament that tells about him. (Abbr:) Ez. or Ezr. </DL>
