Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glass eye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: glass -eye
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.

Example Sentences

"You can play a lot of tricks with a glass eye because you can take it out and pop it back in again any time you like. You can bet your life Mrs. Twit knew all the tricks."

Inflected Forms

glass eyes (plural)

Phrases

glassy-eyed

Frequently Paired Words

glassy-eyed glazed

Questions

What does glass eye mean?: An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.

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