eyeball

Meanings

Plural: eyeballs

Noun

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
The ball of the eye.
A person's focus of attention.
Surveillance.
A readership or viewership.
A face-to-face meeting.
A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.

Verb

look at
To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.
To stare at intently.
To roll one's eyes.

Origin / Etymology

From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”).

Synonyms

eye, eye-apple, orb

Scrabble Score: 12

eyeball is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
eyeball is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eyeball is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

eyeball is a valid Words With Friends word