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Definition of Eyeopener
1. Noun. something that provides a sudden insight, or makes something clear that was previously mysterious ¹
2. Noun. a surprise ¹
3. Noun. an attractive woman ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eyeopener
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyeopener
Literary usage of Eyeopener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"(eyeopener; from the CAGE); and How many drinks to get you high? (Tolerance; from
the T-ACE). The tolerance question is scored positive for >3 drinks. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"This sudden announcement was what the Yankees call “an eyeopener” to us.
Amelie stared with concentrated hate at the great Chancellor. ..."
3. The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs by Percy Fitzpatrick (1899)
"This exposure took place at the end of the Session of 1894, and, inured as the
Uitlanders had become to jobs, this was an eyeopener even for them, ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1910)
"... Mendelian ideas and doubt their capacity for wide application, the list of
structural characters in which studies have been made, will be an "eyeopener. ..."
5. A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases (1880)
"An old term to signify a glue of spirits taken early in the morning ; an eyeopener.
Cay, or Cayos. Small insulated sandy spots or rocks. See KEY. Cayenne. ..."
6. "Crumps": The Plain Story of a Canadian who Went by Louis Keene (1917)
"... shout "Montreal Star" and "Calgary eyeopener," and all the shopgirls and
barmaids in Salisbury say, "Some kid," "Believe muh," "Oh, Boy! ..."
7. "We, the People": A Series of Papers on Topics of To-day by Edward Everett Hale (1903)
"... an eleven o'clock or an eyeopener. In another place, he is a man who wants
his water straight and filtered. There is much danger that a great principle ..."
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