eyeball

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I'm taking my meds now and my eyeball is already getting back to normal.

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  1. noun The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids.
  2. noun The eye itself.
  3. transitive verb Informal To look over carefully; scrutinize.

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  • "As long as my eyeball wasn't falling out or I was half dead, I was going to come back out there." —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • "As long as my eyeball wasn't falling out or I was half dead, I was going to come back out there," he said. —  Brownsville Herald :
  • The eyelids then snap behind the protruding eyeball (instead of blinking in front of the eyeball, which is normally the case) thus preventing the eyeball from returning into the socket. —  Stabroek News
  • I'm taking my meds now and my eyeball is already getting back to normal. —  littlelostrobot
  • Planning for the eyeball is in full swing, and as usual, I am drowning in the details, trying to ensure it goes reasonably well … —  Market Manila
 

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