eye

1 a circular strip <push the drawstring through the metal eye and knot it on one end> Synonyms band, circle, {h,1}ring, hoop, loop, roundRelated Words belt, cincture, collar, girdle; wreath; annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

2 a state of being aware <this young actor has the eye of every director in Hollywood> Synonyms advertence, advertency, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, attention, heed, knowledge, mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observationRelated Words hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness; advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch; apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understandingNear Antonyms disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness

3 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest <this wilderness area is at the eye of the controversy between conservation and development> Synonyms axis, base, capital, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, center, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seatRelated Words headquarters; happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland; kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar

4 an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge <in my eye, cats make better pets than dogs> Synonyms belief, conviction, opinion, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, viewRelated Words say; impression, perception, take; attitude; assumption, presumption, presupposition; conclusion, decision, determination; deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation; credence, credit, faith; concept, conception, idea, thought; position, stance, stand; comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory; advice, input, recommendation, suggestion; angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint; counterviewNear Antonyms fact, truth

5 an instance of looking especially briefly <all of the guys cast an appreciative eye on the new girl as they passed her in the hall> Synonyms cast, look, gander, glance, glimpse, peek, peep, regard, sight, viewRelated Words gape, gaze, glare, leer, ogle, stare; side-glance; squinny, squint; coup d'oeil

6 the ability to see <her eyes are diminishing with age> Synonyms eyesight, sight, visionRelated Words myopia, nearsightedness; farsightedness, hypermetropia, hyperopia, presbyopia; aniseikonia, astigmatism, diplopia, squint, strabismus; double vision

7 a fixed intent look <peering through the window with an eager eye> Synonyms aspect [archaic], gaze, gape, regard, scrutiny, stareRelated Words glare, glower; contemplation, fixation; attention, observance, observation, surveillance, watch; examination, inspection, perusal, study, surveyNear Antonyms blink [chiefly Scottish], flash, glance, glimpse, peek, peep, sight, stime [chiefly Scottish & Irish]; oeillade, ogle; browse, scan