"beady eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beady eyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beady eye (plural beady eyes)
  1. (literally) A small, bright eye. Tags: literally Related terms: beady-eyed
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  2. A figurative means of paying watchful attention towards someone or something.
    Sense id: en-beady_eye-en-noun-LEPLaqIH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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