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 eyeball eyeball /ˈaɪˌbɔl/

noun

  1. () The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye  ( eyeball , orb )
    the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
     The doctor used a special tool to examine the orb of the patient's eye.
    The doctor used a special tool to examine the orb of the patient's eye.

verb

  1. [Informal] Look at  ( eyeball [Informal] , eye )
    look at
      She couldn't help but eye the delicious cake sitting on the kitchen counter.
    She couldn't help but eye the delicious cake sitting on the kitchen counter.


 carnauba carnauba /kɑːrˈnɔbɑː/

noun

  1. Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax  ( carnauba , carnauba palm , Copernicia cerifera , Copernicia prunifera , wax palm )
    Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
  2. Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes  ( carnauba , carnauba wax )
    hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes


 kingmaker kingmaker /ˈkɪŋˌmeɪkɝ/

noun

  1. An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence  ( kingmaker )
    an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence
     The Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker
    the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker

 Kingmaker

  1. English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)  ( Earl of Warwick , Kingmaker , Richard Neville , Warwick )
    English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)


 strongbox strongbox /ˈstrɒŋˌbɒks/

noun

  1. A strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked  ( deedbox , strongbox )
    a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked