a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
state noun (stable states of affairs)
mice
Old English mus "small rodent", also "muscle", from Proto-Germanic *mus (compare...
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ecchymosis around the eye commonly due to an injury to the face rather than eye injury. The name is given due to the color of bruising. The so-called black eye is caused by bleeding beneath the skin and around the eye. Sometimes, a black eye indicates... (46 of 440 words, 2 images)
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A black eye is an injury. Black eye may also refer to: Black eye (drink), a cup of coffee with two shots of espresso in it | Blackeye, or Black-eyed pea, a subspecies of Cowpea, a type of bean | Black Eye (film), a 1974 film starring and directed by... (48 of 122 words, 9 definitions)
An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma, especially after receiving a blow. (14 of 15 words, 1 image)
bruising round the eye (4 of 456 words, 9 usage examples)
a discoloration of the skin around the eye from bruising | "defeat", "setback" ; a bad reputation (16 of 47 words, 2 definitions)
a dark mark that forms on the skin around your eye as a result of being hit (17 of 46 words)
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discoloration of the skin around the eye, resulting from a blow, bruise, etc. | a mark of shame, dishonor, etc.. | damaged reputation. (21 of 44 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples)
an eye with a very dark iris | a discoloration of the skin or flesh surrounding an eye, resulting from a sharp blow or contusion | [United States, ... (26 of 37 words, 3 definitions)
an eye where the skin around it has gone dark because it has been hit (15 of 32 words, 1 usage example)
an area of bruised skin around the eye resulting from a blow (12 of 25 words, 1 usage example)
A bruised discoloration of the flesh surrounding the eye, often resulting from a blow. | A dishonored reputation; a bad name. (20 of 23 words, 2 definitions)
any of several small North American fishes of the minnow group. (11 of 12 words, 1 image)
common name for the Cyprinidae, a large family of freshwater fish which includes the carp, and of which there are some 300 American species. The ... (25 of 317 words)
an area of bruising around somebody's eye (7 of 19 words)
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Origin: Old English mus "small rodent", also "muscle", from Proto-Germanic *mus (compare Old Norse, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch mus, German ... (19 of 85 etymology words)
Origin: the shape, motions required for use, and trailing tail-like cord of the earliest devices | Middle English mous from Old English mus, ... (21 of 39 etymology words)
Origin: Old English mūs, (plural) mȳs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch muis and German Maus, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin and Greek mus
Origin: Old English mūs; compare Old Saxon mūs, German Maus, Old Norse mūs, Latin mūs, Greek mūs
Origin: Middle English mous, from Old English mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh2s.
Origin: Middle English mous, from Old English mūs; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.
First use: before 12th century
Origin: Middle English, from Old English mūs; akin to Old High German mūs mouse, Latin mus, Greek mys mouse, muscle
Origin: Old English mūs from Indo-European
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