deadeye

Speech parts

1. deadeye - Noun

2. deadeye - Adjective

Meaning

(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

a dead shot

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

archer remembrance rifleman bowman shot eye gun consciousness reflection recall shooter recollection gasket marksman sharpshooter

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Antonyms

fact proof silence certainty ignorance neglect

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Hypernyms

disk disc marksman sharpshooter crack shot

Examples

Bradley (2005), pp. 11–12 An example of a film based on ideas from Pinafore is the 1976 animated film by Ronald Searle called Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done is based on the character and songs from Pinafore. Source: Internet

Dick Deadeye intercepts the Captain and tells him of the lovers' plans to elope. Source: Internet

Buttercup made her entrance to the three-masted Pinafore rowing into sight, and Dick Deadeye was later thrown overboard with a real splash. Source: Internet

Dick Deadeye warns them to "forbear, nor carry out the scheme", but the joyous ship's company ignores him. Source: Internet

This delights his shipmates, except Dick Deadeye, who contends that "when people have to obey other people's orders, equality's out of the question". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

deader deader than a doornail deader than disco Deadeye Dick deadfall deadfall trap