eye socket

Noun

Meaning

the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

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Alternative names

eye-socket

Synonyms

orbital cavity cranial orbit orbit eyehole socket ambit orbital bone eye sockets parking orbit eye area eye bolt eye-ring eye-pit eye bags eye channel

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Antonyms

shun avoid omit glance look away turn from

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Hypernyms

cavity cavum bodily cavity

Examples

He picked up the skull and knocked an onion ring out of its eye socket. "I see Sophie has been busy again. Couldn't you have restrained her, my friend?" The skull yattered its teeth at him. Howl put it down rather hastily. Diana Wynne Jones

I like the grapes added so the eye socket and nostril wouldn't look so gross. Source: Internet

This forward protrusion of the eyes is due to immune-mediated inflammation in the retro-orbital (eye socket) fat. Source: Internet

Teammate John Lawton walked off the field with an injury to his eye socket, after a head clash during the second half of the match. Source: Internet

The university lecturer suffered a fractured eye socket, broken nose and severe internal bleeding in the attack. Source: Internet

Infection of the eye socket is possible, which may result in the loss of sight and is accompanied by fever and severe illness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eye shift eye sight eye slit eye sockets eye solution eye soothing drops