eyeball C2+ Topic:The Human Body Also spelled eye-ball US /ˈaɪˌbɔl/ UK /ˈaɪbɔːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the spherical body of the eye; to look at or estimate roughly She eyeballed the distance and decided to jump. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the spherical body of the... eyeorbglobescaninspectscrutinizeestimate Word family Related forms eyeeyesighteyelid Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # eyeball **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **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 markdown