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eye of storm
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bulls-eye
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black-eyed Susan
black-eyed Susan or yellow daisy, North American daisylike wildflower ( Rudbeckia hirta ) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family) with yellow rays and a dark brown center. It is a weedy biennial or annual and grows in dry places. The black-eyed Susan and the other rudbeckias are also called... Read more |
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ox
ox the ox is proverbially a type of strength and fortitude, and of stupidity.the black ox misfortune, adversity, old age (originally in the traditional saying, the black ox has trod on his foot), recorded from the 16th century.ox-bone the emblem of St Alphege, who was pelted to death with them by... Read more |
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Eye-hand coordination
Hand-eye coordination Definition Hand-eye coordination is the ability of the vision system to coordinate the information received through the eyes to control, guide, and direct the hands in the accomplishment of a given task, such as handwriting or catching a ball. Hand-eye... Read more |
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simple eye
simple eye Eye consisting of a single ocellus. Such eyes are found in adult insects, and in the larvae of hemimetabolous insects. Usually there are three, arranged triangularly on the head. Simple eyes are not thought to be involved in the formation of images, but act only as monitors of the level... Read more |
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Imagery (Psychology)
Mental imagery A picture created by the imagination with no visual stimulus required. Mental images are created by the brain from memories, imagination , or a combination of both. In the 1990s, scientists were gaining knowledge of how the brain forms these visual pictures without input from... Read more |
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Amblyopia
Amblyopia Definition Amblyopia refers to diminished vision in either one or both eyes, for which no cause can be discovered upon examination of the eye. Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not... Read more |
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Eye muscle surgery
Eye muscle surgery Definition Eye muscle surgery is performed to weaken, strengthen, or reposition any of the extraocular muscles (small muscles) located on the surface of the eye that move the eyeball in all directions. Purpose The extraocular muscles attach via tendons to the... Read more |
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pineal eye
pineal eye (epiphysial eye, median eye) In Sphenodontidae (tuatara), some lizards, Petromyzonidae (lamprey), and many fossil vertebrates, a structure on the top of the head that resembles an eye, with a lens and a retina, linked to the brain by a nerve. It is the larger and more developed of a pair... Read more |
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Girl with the Green Eyes, The
Girl with the Green Eyes, The (1902), a play by Clyde Fitch. [Savoy Theatre, 108 perf.] A...is boundless and destroys her marriage, John refusing to betray the dark secret he has learned. Jinny is driven to attempt suicide, but John... |
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blind spot
...should expect, whether we use one eye or both eyes, to see a black or dark spot on every landscape within fifteen...should have created an imperfect eye to begin with.Since the left...other eye. So, if we have both eyes ... |
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senses, extension of
...physical limitations of our eyes is to employ a microscope...within and in front of the eye, its capacity to resolve...it is used. Imagine an eye with only one photoreceptor...the pattern of light and dark in the image, whatever...but if the optics of our ... |
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blindness, recovery from
...especially monkeys, reared in the dark. It is not acceptable, of...disturbed the optics of the eye, so there could not have been...been considerable time for the eyes to heal. This was a particular...of which the lens inside the eye was removed, to treat ... |
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make-up
...emphasize high cheekbones, bright eyes, smooth skin, and full lips...often applied in successively darker shades beneath the cheekbone...mascara outline and deepen the eyes, making them appear brighter...make them appear fuller and darker. All of these ... |
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Cowl, Jane
...child, a tragic girl, a woman convincing to the eye as few Juliets ever have had the good fortune to...Mrs. Fraser. To the end she remained a slim, dark‐haired, dark‐eyed beauty, her eyes “so black, so limpid, it was a wonder they... |
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pigmentation
...treated at an early stage.Variations in eye and hair colour are due to different types...pigmentation in the choroid coat of the eye, the vascular layer that invests all but the front...disturbingly — a cosmetic one, seriously so for dark-skinned people; small patches of ... |
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Great Gatsby, The
...billboard with a pair of great staring eyes behind yellow spectacles, symbolic of...that flowered once for Dutch sailors' eyes—a fresh, green breast of the new world...vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under... |
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Strand, Mark
...affected by surrealism. His lyrics appear in Sleeping with One Eye Open (1964), Reasons for Moving (1968), Darker (1970), The Story of Our Lives (1973), Another Republic...Selected Poems (1980), and The Planet of Lost Things (1981). Dark Harbor (1992) contains a narrative ... |
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Poole, Ernest
...with the influence of her dead sister; The Dark People (1918) and The Village (1918), sketches...away from his loveless home; The Little Dark Man (1925), Russian sketches; With Eastern Eyes (1926), describing a Russian scientist... |
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dark
...from knowledge; mysterious: a dark secret. ∎ archaic ignorant...approaching black in shade: dark green. ∎ (of someone's skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black in color...eyes: my father and I are very dark. ∎ fig. (of a sound or taste... |
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dark adaptation
dark adaptation The increased sensitivity of the eye to light in dark conditions. It results from chemical changes within the eye, and takes at least 20 min to complete. Dark adaptation is reversed when the eye is again exposed ... |
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eye
...someone's gaze: his sharp eyes had missed nothing...toward something: in the eyes of his younger colleagues...a thing resembling an eye in appearance, shape, or...eyespot. ∎ a round, dark spot on a potato from which...a center cut of meat: ... |
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evil eye
evil eye. A belief in the power of individuals...1467. Often a squint or very dark eyes were thought to indicate the presence of the evil eye; sometimes children conceived...were thought to have the evil eye. While the power might belong... |
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Black Eye Galaxy
Black Eye Galaxy The galaxy M64 (NGC 4826) in Coma Berenices. It is a 9th-magnitude Sb-type spiral with a dark lane of dust silhouetted against its nucleus, which gives the ‘black eye’ effect. Its distance is about 20 million l.y. |
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bulls eye
bull's eye Cushion‐shaped, mint‐flavoured boiled sweet, with dark and light stripes. |
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light
...an expression in someone's eyes indicating a particular emotion...a shrewd light entered his eyes. ∎ the amount or quality...amount of natural light; not dark: the bedrooms are light and...2. (of a color) pale: her eyes were light blue. PHRASES... |
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luminous
...bright or shining, esp. in the dark: the luminous dial on his...of a person's complexion or eyes) glowing with health, vigor, or a particular emotion: her eyes were luminous with joy...very bright; harsh to the eye: he wore luminous green socks...light as it ... |
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shine
...reflected light: I could see his eyes shining in the light of the fire...order to see something in the dark: an usher shines his flashlight...glass. ∎ (of a person's eyes) be bright with the expression...contemptuous term for a black or dark-skinned person. ... |
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dullahan
...dullaghan, dubhlachan [Ir. dubh, dark; cf. Ir. lucharachán, pigmy...texture of mouldy cheese; his eyes make a bridge from ear to ear; his huge eyes dart like flies. But the dullahan...horse has a head with flaming eyes and short-cropped ears that... |
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heart
...the city synonyms: center, middle, hub, core, nucleus, eye, bosom.antonym: edge. 6. the heart of the matter synonyms...one's heart in one's mouth she slowly made her way down the dark cellar stairs with her heart in her mouthsynonyms: in alarm... |
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distinguish
...the difference between. 2. he could distinguish shapes in the dark synonyms: discern, see, perceive, make out; detect, recognize...color of the chair in which she was seated; it took a sharp eye to distinguish where her skirt ended and the upholstery began... |
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tempt
...that we have been deliberately tempted against our will, but the connotations here are often sexual (allured by her dark green eyes). Seduce carries heavy sexual connotations (seduced by an older woman), although it can simply mean prompted to... |
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cloudy
...adjective 1. a cloudy sky synonyms: overcast, clouded; dark, gray, black, leaden, murky; somber, dismal, heavy, gloomy...milky, dirty, opaque, turbid.antonym: clear. 3. his eyes grew cloudy synonyms: tearful, teary, weepy, lachrymose... |
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smoky
smoky • adjective 1. the smoky atmosphere synonyms: smoke-filled, sooty, smoggy, hazy, foggy, murky, thick. 2. her smoky eyes synonyms: gray, sooty, dark, black. |
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Inscape ships THE DARK EYE, a Poe-inspired adventure game featuring William...
...Nov. 9, 1995--Inscape's THE DARK EYE, a breakthrough role-playing game...one of the principal characters. THE DARK EYE, on hybrid CD-ROM for PC (Windows...extend the player into the world, THE DARK EYE features unique ... |
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Help for dark eye circles
...08-05-2004 Help for dark eye circlesByline: Compiled...on the skin around the eyes. These often occur before...To the rescue is the Eye Lifting Serum from French...try is the Out To Sea eye pencil, a shimmering...make the white in your ... |
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Hylexin diminishes dark eye circles.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Brief Article)
...to reduce the appearance of dark circles under the eyes. Called Hylexin, it is distributed...capillary matrix around the eye. The capillaries leak blood...bruise-like darkness under the eyes. However, Hylexin breaks down this dark pigment, ... |
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Inscape signs William Burroughs, Thomas Dolby for Poe-inspired adventure...
...its breakthrough CD-ROM game, The Dark Eye. Dolby and his company, Headspace...one of the principal characters. The Dark Eye, to be released in September 1995...extend the player into the world, The Dark Eye features unique ... |
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Dark Eye.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
DARK EYE. William Bernhardt. 2005. Read by Kathe Mazur. 13 cds. 16 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-0801-x. $76.80. Vinyl... |
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Shiseido device checks for source of dark eye circles.(International)
* Shiseido has developed an imaging device that can distinguish when dark circles under the eyes stem from poor blood circulation. According to a report in the Nikkei Business Daily, the firm will use the device for research... |
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Bremenn Research Labs, the maker of the Hylexin cream for dark eye circles,...
> BREMENN RESEARCH Labs, the maker of the Hylexin cream for dark eye circles, has launched a product that targets age spots on the hands. Lumedia targets hyperpigmented age spots and restores an... |
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The Dark Eyes Have It
The eyes are often called the windows...scientific one. Because of the dark iris in the middle of the eyeball...eyebrows and forehead, the eye cavities actually reflect less...how well we can pick out the dark circles under and around the eyes. ... |
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A NEW REALISTIC WAY TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF DARK EYES: ILLUSIONS(R) COLORED...
...WAY TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF DARK EYES: ILLUSIONS(R) COLORED SOFT...change the color of even the darkest eyes, resulting in a look that...contact lenses that change dark eyes to beautiful shades of blue...satisfaction ... |
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'DARK EYES' A SLOW TALE OF TWO CULTURES.(Weekend)(Movie review)
...character in the Italian-Russian film "Dark Eyes." That's also a fair description...1903 Italy and Russia. At times, "Dark Eyes" gives the impression that it...this is the melancholy point that "Dark Eyes" takes its time in ... |
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