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Eye

n. [one of a set of two organs of sight, situated in the head]

eye

n. attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"

eye

n. good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"

eye

n. a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"

center, centre, middle, heart, eye

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

eye, eyeball

v. look at

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guard

n. a person who keeps watch over something or someone

watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness

n. the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

core

n. the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"

centrality

n. the property of being central

bowels

n. the center of the Earth

heart, pump, ticker

n. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

capital

n. a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"

center, centre

n. a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"

waist, waistline

n. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

nidus

n. a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

bottom

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

footing, basis, ground

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

core

n. the central part of the Earth

foundation

n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

support

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

path, track, course

n. a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

medium

n. the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"

center, centre, midpoint

n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

examine, see

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

survey

v. look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

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extremity

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

periphery, fringe, outer boundary

n. the outside boundary or surface of something

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