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- [red-ahy]
- /rɛd ˈī/
- /red aɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red-ahy]
- /rɛd ˈī/
Definitions of red-eye word
- noun red-eye the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep. 1
- noun red-eye Also, red eye, redeye. Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning. 1
- noun red-eye redeye (def 3). 1
- noun red-eye an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina. 1
- adjective red-eye Also, redeye. Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night: the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles. 1
- countable noun red-eye A red-eye or a red-eye flight is a plane journey during the night. 0
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Origin of red-eye
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, for def 2
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Parts of speech for Red-eye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
red-eye popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for red-eye
noun red-eye
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- alky — a heavy drinker or alcoholic
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- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
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