OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13854

eyeball

/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
globo ocular
The ball of the eye.
Near-synonym: eye
You'll change your mind about not bothering with safety glasses once you've injured your eyeball. That's called closing the barn door after the horse gets out.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 13855

eyeball

/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
calcular al ojo
To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.
Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
Phrases