"deadeye" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛdaɪ/ [UK]
Etymology: dead + eye Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|eye}} dead + eye Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deadeye (not comparable)
  1. Very accurate in shooting or throwing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-deadeye-en-adj-EUDnBscq
  2. (concerning a stare) Cold; unfriendly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-deadeye-en-adj-rAzXs3nQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-eye Derived forms: Deadeye Dick

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛdaɪ/ [UK] Forms: deadeyes [plural]
Etymology: dead + eye Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|eye}} dead + eye Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadeye (plural deadeyes)
  1. (nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds): jufferblok (Dutch), jumpru (Finnish), silmäploki (Finnish), Jungfer [feminine] (German), Juffer [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-deadeye-en-noun-WmtjMIkQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 47 18 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 8 56 9 15 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds': 95 2 3
  2. A very accurate marksman. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-deadeye-en-noun-9UFPsGZs Disambiguation of People: 18 25 0 42 15
  3. (uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-deadeye-en-noun-IIV41bvd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-eye

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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