Eyeball

Pronunciation

Origin

From eye + ball.

Full definition of eyeball

Noun

1. the ball of the eye

Verb

1. To gauge, estimate or judge by eye; to look or glance at.A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.
2. To scrutinize

Derived terms

• eyeball to eyeball
• up to the eyeballs