eyeball

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

Also spelled eye-ball

US /ˈaɪˌbɔl/ UK /ˈaɪbɔːl/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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1

noun
the spherical body of the eye; to look at or estimate roughly

She eyeballed the distance and decided to jump.

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1 noun · the spherical body of the... eye orb globe scan inspect scrutinize estimate

Word family

Related forms eye eyesight eyelid

Etymology

A compound of eye + ball. Eye is from Old English eage, from Proto-Germanic *augon, from Proto-Indo-European *okw- ('to see').

eage Old French *augon Proto-Germanic *okw- Proto-Indo-European

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The Human Body

# eyeball

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈaɪˌbɔl
**IPA (UK):** ˈaɪbɔːl

## Meanings
1. the spherical body of the eye; to look at or estimate roughly

## Examples
- She eyeballed the distance and decided to jump.

## Synonyms
- eye
- orb
- globe
- scan
- inspect
- scrutinize
- estimate

## Related Forms
- eye
- eyesight
- eyelid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: eage
- Root: *augon
- Root: *okw-

## Etymology
A compound of eye + ball. Eye is from Old English eage, from Proto-Germanic *augon, from Proto-Indo-European *okw- ('to see').

## AI Etymology
Eyeball is a compound of eye + ball. Eye is from Old English eage, from Proto-Germanic *augon, from Proto-Indo-European *okw- ('to see'). Important recorded forms include eage (Old English), *augon (Proto-Germanic), and *okw- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the spherical body of the eye; to look at or estimate roughly. The wider family includes related words such as eye, eyesight, and eyelid.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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