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eyes

In the eyes of the law, every citizen is equal.

Definition
  1. Noun (plural):
    • The organs of sight: The paired bodily structures in the heads of humans and many animals that are responsible for vision, detecting light and converting it into electro-chemical impulses.
    • Attention, notice, or observation: The act of looking at or watching something carefully.
    • Judgment, opinion, or perspective: The way in which someone views or thinks about something; a point of view.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (organs of sight):
  • Noun (attention, observation):
  • Noun (judgment, perspective):
Advanced Usage
  • "to have an eye for": to be good at noticing or judging a particular thing.
  • "to see eye to eye": to agree with someone.
  • "to turn a blind eye": to pretend not to notice something bad or illegal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Eyeful (n): a long, steady look, or something or someone visually striking.
  • Eyeless (adj): lacking eyes.
  • Eye (v): to look at someone or something closely or with suspicion.
Synonyms
  • Organs of sight: eyeballs, peepers (informal).
  • Attention: gaze, look, observation.
  • Perspective: view, viewpoint, judgment.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Eye up: to look at someone in a way that shows you find them attractive.
  • Eye (something) warily/carefully: to look at something with caution or suspicion.
Related Idioms
  • The apple of someone's eye: a person who is very much loved and cherished.
  • Eyes in the back of one's head: a seeming ability to know what is happening behind one or out of sight.
  • With one's eyes closed/shut: very easily, without effort or difficulty.
eyes

In the eyes of the law, every citizen is equal.

Noun
  1. opinion or judgment
    • in the eyes of the law
    • I was wrong in her eyes