The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - eye n.

1) eyeball, orb, Colloq optic: The eye of the eagle is nearly as large as that of an elephant. 2) vision, (eye) sight, visual acuity, perception: Her eyes are weakened by so much reading. 3) discernment, perception, taste, judgement, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, appreciation, sensitivity; knowledge, recognition, comprehension: Shirley has a good eye for Chinese antiques. Walmsley has the eye of an artist. 4) liking, affection, fondness, partiality, appreciation; lustfulness: Old Bisley still has an eye for the girls. 5) ogle, leer, look, wink, glad eye, sidelong glance: The barmaid gave me the eye as soon as I walked in. 6) view, respect, regard, aim, intention, purpose, design, plan, idea, notion: He lent me the money with an eye to asking a favour in return. 7) attention, regard, look, scrutiny, view, examination, observation; supervision: All our comings and goings were under the watchful eye of Scotland Yard. 8) guard, lookout, watch, vigil: The class monitor is expected to keep an eye on the younger children. --v. 9) examine, scrutinize, look at, regard: My future mother-in-law eyed me up and down. 1) 0 behold, gaze or look or peer at or upon, contemplate, study, regard, view, inspect; watch, observe: The doctor eyed the wound with concern.