eyeball
English
noun
Definitions
- the ball of the eye
- (CB) a meeting
- as a synecdoche, a person's focus of attention
- (marketing) readership or viewership
- (Caribbean) A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.
Etymology
Affix from English eye + English ball (testicle, round object).
Origin
English
ball
Gloss
testicle, round object
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calvinball English
- Hawk-Eye English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Popeye English
- Q-ball English
- after-eye English
- airball English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballpoint English
- ballproof English
- ballrace English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- barreleye English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- bigeye English
- birdeye English
- blackball English
- blackeye English
- bladderball English
- bleareye English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- browneye English
- bucketball English
- bullseye English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- cockeye English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- cow-eyed English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deadeye English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- eye English
- eye dialect English
- eye socket English
- eye-apple English
- eye-catcher English
- eye-gougingly English
- eye-opener English
- eye-opening English
- eye-roll English
- eye-socket English
- eye-watering English
- eyeable English
- eyebags English
- eyeballer English
- eyebar English
- eyebath English
- eyebeam English
- eyeblink English
- eyebolt English
- eyebright English
- eyebrow English
- eyecap English
- eyecare English
- eyecup English
- eyed English
- eyedrop English
- eyedropper English
- eyeflap English
- eyefuck English
- eyeful English
- eyegasm English
- eyeglance English
- eyeglass English
- eyeglasses English
- eyeground English
- eyehole English
- eyehook English
- eyelash English
- eyeless English
- eyelet English
- eyelid English
- eyelift English
- eyelike English
- eyeline English
- eyelined English
- eyeliner English
- eyelock English
- eyely English
- eyemark English
- eyemask English
- eyepaint English
- eyephone English
- eyepiece English
- eyepoint English
- eyer English
- eyereach English
- eyering English
- eyesalve English
- eyeservant English
- eyeservice English
- eyeshade English
- eyeshadow English
- eyeshape English
- eyeshield English
- eyeshine English
- eyeshot English
- eyesight English
- eyeslit English
- eyesome English
- eyesore English
- eyesplice English
- eyespot English
- eyestalk English
- eyestone English
- eyestrain English
- eyestring English
- eyestripe English
- eyetooth English
- eyetracker English
- eyetracks English
- eyewall English
- eyeward English
- eyewards English
- eyewash English
- eyewater English
- eyewear English
- eyewink English
- eyewinker English
- eyewitness English
- eyeworm English
- eyeworthy English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fisheye English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- ghostball English
- glasseye English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goldeneye English
- goldeye English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- green-eyed monster English
- greeneye English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- ineye English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- loineye English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- moonball English
- mooneye English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- opaleye English
- overeye English
- oxeye English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pinkeye English
- pithball English
- playball English
- popeye English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- red-eye English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- roundeye English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shitball English
- shut-eye English
- side-eye English
- silvereye English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- slanteye English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- stage ball English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- superball English
- swingball English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- thimbleeye English
- throwball English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- undereye English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- webeye English
- white-eye English
- window English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- yelloweye English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- bola gato Portuguese
- アイキャッチ Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- eye Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ai Tok Pisin
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- ai Sranan Tongo
- 波霸 Cantonese
- ae Bislama
- bol Bislama
- ai Kriol
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- eye
- eyed
- ball
- eyer
- eyely
- ineye
- oxeye
- bigeye
- eyecup
- window
- eyecap
- eyelid
- unball
- baller
- Popeye
- eyelet
- webeye
- popeye
- Q-ball
- eyebar
- eyeful
- deball
- matball
- eyebags
- boxball
- nonball
- gumball
- eyesore
- hipball
- ballsac
- goldeye
- eyemark
- eyeless
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- eyebrow
- furball
- eyewall
- eyeflap
- uniball
- bollock
- eyebeam
- opaleye
- eyebolt
- earball
- eyeslit
- mudball
- iceball
- eyewash
- pinkeye
- cumball
- tarball
- eyesome
- eyehole
- cockeye
- patball
- eyeshot
- eyemask
- eyelock
- mooneye
- myoball
- eyebath
- loineye
- preball
- eyeworm
- wogball
- towball
- eyespot
- eyeward
- eyelash
- eyering
- eyecare
- pinball
- flyball
- eyehook
- oddball
- birdeye
- eyelike
- eyefuck
- eyeable
- eyelift
- eggball
- eyewear
- ballbag
- eyewink
- deadeye
- eyeline
- eyedrop
- fisheye
- airball
- eyegasm
- overeye
- nutball
- ballcap
- red-eye
- eyeshade
- mushball
- pukeball
- sootball
- eyesight
- fuzzball
- eye-roll
- highball
- junkball
- eyeshape
- fourball
- scumball
- eyepoint
- kickball
- dirtball
- eyeglass
- onballer
- eyesalve
- dungball
- ballyard
- greeneye
- fuckball
- sourball
- turdball
- shut-eye
- townball
- playball
- eyephone
- moorball
- ballroom
- eyewater
- wallball
- bullseye
- hardball
- eyeblink
- metaball
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- dustball
- flagball
- side-eye
- motoball
- blackeye
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- ballcock
- eyeshine
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- slowball
- slanteye
- cow-eyed
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- eyestone
- muskball
- sandball
- slamball
- eyestalk
- pushball
- eyeliner
- fistball
- eyepaint
- eyetooth
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- eyepiece
- eyewards
- lardball
- roundeye
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- eyelined
- Hawk-Eye
- bleareye
- glasseye
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- puffball
- browneye
- heelball
- ballhead
- moonball
- backball
- undereye
- eyereach
- screwball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- after-eye
- eyeglance
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- tape ball
- eyewinker
- eyestripe
- eyesplice
- broomball
- yelloweye
- white-eye
- smokeball
- eyeshield
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- eyeground
- scuffball
- eyestring
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- swingball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- silvereye
- goldeneye
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- stickball
- eyebright
- eyeshadow
- ballfield
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- catchball
- eyeballer
- eyetracks
- stoopball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- barreleye
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- ballcourt
- nerf ball
- eyeworthy
- eye-apple
- fluffball
- speedball
- eyestrain
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- pickleball
- eyeservant
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eyeservice
- eight-ball
- murderball
- eyewitness
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- eyedropper
- racketball
- eyetracker
- lawyerball
- basketball
- bucketball
- eye-socket
- carpetball
- eye socket
- ballsucker
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- sportsball
- eye-opener
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- thimbleeye
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- eyeglasses
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- eye-catcher
- eye dialect
- skittleball
- ball player
- eye-opening
- racquetball
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- trackerball
- eye-watering
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- eye-gougingly
- green-eyed monster
- rubber ball blast grenade