eyeball

Plural: eyeballs

Noun

• the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• The ball of the eye.
• A person's focus of attention.
• Surveillance.
• A readership or viewership.
• A face-to-face meeting.
• A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.

Verb

Verb Forms: eyeballed, eyeballing, eyeballs

• To look at intently; to scrutinize informally.
• look at
• To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
• To stare at intently.
• To roll one's eyes.

Examples

• A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.
• Are you eyeballing my girl?
• Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
• He would eyeball the board, calculating multiple word possibilities before committing.
• We had an eyeball last year.
• We need compelling content for the new Web site so we can attract more eyeballs.

Synonyms

eye, orb, eye-apple

Related Words

bums in seats, click-through

Anagrams of eyeball