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  • 51eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …

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  • 52eye — eye1 [ aı ] noun count *** ▸ 1 body part for seeing ▸ 2 expression on someone s face ▸ 3 for saying someone is looking ▸ 4 hole in needle ▸ 5 calm center of storm ▸ 6 spot on potato ▸ 7 part that hook fits into ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the two… …

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  • 53eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …

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  • 54look — v 1. see, visualize, behold, notice, take in; bend the eye, cock the eye, fix the eye, fix one s gaze, focus, rivet one s eyes; regard, study, inspect, take stock of; examine, contemplate, pore over, Rare. perlustrate; review, check out, overlook …

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  • 55Eye contact — For other uses, see Eye contact (disambiguation). Two figures locking eyes in Caravaggio s The Fortune Teller. Eye contact is a meeting of the eyes between two individuals.[1] In human beings, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and… …

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  • 56eye*/*/*/ — [aɪ] noun [C] I 1) one of the two parts of your face that you use for seeing Close your eyes and go to sleep.[/ex] He gazed into her eyes as she spoke.[/ex] He has blond hair and blue eyes.[/ex] 2) used for talking about the expression on someone …

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  • 57look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way …

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  • 58look — I [[t]l ʊk[/t]] USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND ♦ looks, looking, looked (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you look in a particular direction, you direct your eyes… …

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  • 59eye — [[t]aɪ[/t]] n. v. eyed, ey•ing eye•ing 1) anat. the organ of sight; in vertebrates, one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull, along with its associated structures 2) anat. the visible parts of this organ, as the cornea …

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  • 60look — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. behold; perceive, discern; inspect, scan; stare; seem, appear. n. glance, view; appearance, aspect. See vision, attention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Appearance] Syn. appearance, aspect, looks,… …

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