Thursday Challenge For September 17

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This Week's "Totally Informal Transglobal Challenge" for Thursday is:
"Eyes"

Here are a few clues...

eye, noun, verb, eyed, eying or eyeing.
noun 1. the organ of the body by which people and animals see; organ of sight.
Ex. The sensitive elements in the retina of the vertebrate eye are of two kinds: rods and cones (J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson).
2. the colored part of the eye; iris.
Ex. He has brown eyes.
3. the region and structures surrounding the eye.
Ex. The blow gave him a black eye.
4. any organ that is sensitive to light.
5. Often, eyes. the sense of seeing; vision; sight.
Ex. A jet pilot must have good eyes.
6. the ability to see small differences in things.
Ex. A good artist must have an eye for color. He has ... an eye for the rich parade of human eccentricity (Newsweek).
7. a look; glance.
Ex. He cast an eye at the pretty girl.
8. a watchful look; careful regard.
Ex. an eye for detail.
9. Often, eyes. (Figurative.) a way of thinking or considering; point of view; opinion; judgment.
Ex. Stealing is a crime in the eyes of the law.
10. a thing shaped like, resembling, or suggesting an eye. The little buds on potatoes, the hole for thread in a needle, the hole in the head of an ax for a wooden handle, and the loop to which a hook fastens are all called eyes.
11. the relatively calm, clear area at the center of a hurricane.
Ex. As with a whirlpool, there is a hole in the center--the "eye" of the storm (New York Times).
12. the angle from which a graphic image is viewed on a computer screen.
Ex. In addition to three-dimensional manipulation of an object, the program offers separate but simultaneous manipulation of the "eye," the viewing point (Popular Computing).
v.t. 1. to look at; watch; observe.
Ex. The dog eyed the stranger.
2. to make an eye or eyes in.
v.i. (Obsolete.) to look or appear to the eye.
expr. an eye for an eye, punishment as severe as the injury.
Ex. The revengeful man insisted on an eye for an eye.
expr. be all eyes, (Informal.) to look eagerly; watch attentively.
Ex. The children were all eyes at the circus.
expr. catch one's eye, to attract one's attention.
Ex. Her bright red hat caught my eye.
expr. clap eyes on, (Informal.) to look at; see.
Ex. ... you might never have clapped eyes upon the boy (Dickens).
expr. cry one's eyes (or heart) out, to shed many tears.
Ex. She cries her eyes out whenever her mother leaves her with a baby sitter.
expr. easy on the eyes, (Informal.) pleasant to look at; attractive; beautiful.
Ex. The landscape was easy on the eyes.
expr. give one the eye, (Slang.) to look at one in a flirting way; make eyes at a person.
Ex. He blushed when the pretty girl gave him the eye.
expr. have an eye to, to look out for; pay attention to.
Ex. Almost everyone has an eye to his advantage.
expr. have eyes only for,
a. to love or want a person or thing to the exclusion of all others.
Ex. Monk ... only has eyes for Nellie (Time).
b. to look at or consider a particular thing or point of view to the exclusion of all others.
Ex. He has eyes only for that with which he is familiar.
expr. in a pig's eye, See under pig.
expr. in the eye of the wind. See under wind (1).
expr. in the public eye,
a. often seen in public; noticed by the public.
Ex. The suit is much in demand by beauty contestants and others who wear suits in the public eye (Wall Street Journal).
b. widely known.
Ex. The Senator is in the public eye.
expr. keep an eye on, to look after; watch carefully.
Ex. Keep an eye on the baby while I go out.
expr. keep one's eyes open, to be watchful or alert.
Ex. The reporter kept his eyes open for any news.
expr. keep one's eyes peeled, (U.S. Informal.) to be on the alert.
Ex. I kept my eyes peeled, but I didn't see her in the afternoon crowd (Munsey's Magazine).
expr. knock one's eyes out, (U.S. Slang.) to overwhelm with wonder.
Ex. Bad roads in there, but my God Almighty, the little part of the river I've seen would knock your eyes out (James Dickey).
expr. lay eyes on, to look at; see; notice.
Ex. I never laid eyes on this man until today.
expr. make eyes at, to look at with liking or love; flirt with.
Ex. He was making eyes at the girl across the room.
expr. my eye, (Slang.) an expression used to show disagreement or disbelief.
Ex. "New" my eye; these are just revivals (Lois Long).
expr. open one's eyes, to make one see what is really happening.
Ex. Overhearing his neighbors' conversation opened his eyes.
expr. pipe one's (or the) eye, to shed tears; weep; cry.
Ex. The rest [of the smoke] eddied about the house, and kept us coughing and piping the eye (Robert Louis Stevenson).
expr. put one's eyes out, (U.S. Dialect.) to overwhelm with wonder.
Ex. "In all our number we didn't have but one with the looks to put your eyes right out, and that was our baby brother Sam Dale" (Eudora Welty).
expr. see eye to eye, to agree entirely; have exactly the same opinion.
Ex. My father and I do not see eye to eye on my weekly allowance.
expr. set eyes on, to see; look at.
Ex. I never set eyes on this man till today.
expr. shut one's eyes to, to refuse to see or consider; ignore.
Ex. He shut his eyes to the faults of his friends.
expr. turn a blind eye, to ignore; overlook; disregard.
Ex. There is a feeling that the police turn a blind eye to this problem (London Times).
expr. with an eye to, for; considering.
Ex. With an obvious eye to the new importance of the women's vote ... (New York Times).
expr. with one's eyes open, aware of the risks or consequences.
Ex. They did it with their eyes open, knowing that the publication of military secrets is a punishable offense.
expr. without batting an eye, with no external show of emotion.
Ex. Fitzsimmons sat through the race without batting an eye (New York Times).
adj. eyelike.
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native land.

NOTE!
DON"T POST EARLY! (or a government agent might pay you a visit...and/or Bev or Lee
just might remove it to the pbase dustbin!)

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I think Nicky, John and Bev might be aware of another possibility. Wonder if any of them will spot it

ray

[beverley_h]

she eyed up the cake? that the one ray? or eyes bigger than her belly? lol!!

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[coastalva]

Eye think eye need more eyedeas

[abrazo]

Is this THE Thursday Challenge or one you are running aside from Bev and Lee?

Just in case I have to do two lots of lateral thinking in one day!

Ann

[knoxover]

Eye-yai-yai ...Irish eyes are smiling!

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Is this THE Thursday Challenge or one you are running aside from Bev and Lee?

Just in case I have to do two lots of lateral thinking in one day!

Ann

This is THE official Thursday Challenge. HIJACKED!! officially!! by BEV N LEE!!

The official stamp of approval is right here ->
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[norbertf]

This eye?

[ianyork]

I used to live in the next village along from Eye.

[dewildean]

Here is my contribution for this week :

http://www.pbase.com/image/117362771/original

or

http://www.pbase.com/image/117362767/original

both our cat Pluche

hope you like them ?

An

[cjphipps_servo]

http://www.pbase.com/image/117365100

[ianyork]

Extended Vision
http://www.pbase.com/image/117365710

[chenchena]

My gazy contribution

http://www.pbase.com/image/117368644

Cheers Mieke

[cooperfield]

Here's mine: http://www.pbase.com/cooperfield/image/117370585

[herb1rm]

http://www.pbase.com/herb1rm/image/117374248