eyeball

/ˈaɪbɔl/
noun
  1. The round part of the eye that is inside the socket and allows you to see.
    • The doctor asked me to move my eyeball to the left.
    • He got a speck of dust in his eyeball and it hurt.
    • An eyeball is about one inch in diameter.
verb
  1. To look at someone or something closely or with strong interest.
    • We eyeballed the map to find the shortest route.
    • She eyeballed the cake and decided to take the biggest slice.
    • The detective eyeballed the suspect from across the room.
  2. To estimate or measure something by looking at it rather than using instruments.
    • The carpenter eyeballed the board and cut it to size.
    • I don't have a ruler, so I'll just eyeball the length.
    • He eyeballed the distance and jumped across the puddle.
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