Dictionary

deadeye en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛdaɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From dead + eye. See glossary of nautical terms of "deadrise" for usage of "dead" to describe a stationary object or spatial stability of an object relative to motion. See nautical definition of "eye" for usage referring to the foremost part of a ship's bow that aims its orientation. For biological eye stabilization during head and neck movement, see vestibulo-ocular reflex

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
   • The old man was a natural sniper, a deadeye shooter even as a boy, and he served with my great uncle in the First World War. 2008, Gerald Vizenor, Father Meme, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 94:
   • Help in that department should come from highly touted freshman Jason Kapono, a 6'7" deadeye shooter who made 211 threes in high school. 1999 November 15, Alan Shipnuck, “10 Ucla”, in Sports Illustrated, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2013:
   • Gross, only a 20-year-old junior, is a deadeye passer, a poised runner and a quick-thinking field general. 1961 November 2, Jerry Green, “Gross Dwarfed, But Not in Ability”, in The Milwaukee Sentinel:
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:concerning a stare) Cold; unfriendly.
   • The deadeye stare of the bassist was enough to make any normal person run. 2004 July 28, Emma Field, “Sons and Daughters / The Archie Bronson Outfit, ICA, London”, in The Independent:
   • Outlandish in its violence and its conceit, "The Brave One" would be an interesting addendum to Foster's career even without its biographical frisson, without the image of Erica holding a gun with a deadeye stare […] 2007 September 10, Manohla Dargis, “The real Jodie Foster, 100 percent professional”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

Deadeye Dick

Relateds

death stare · death glare

wikipedia: vestibulo-ocular reflex

deadeye en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛdaɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From dead + eye. See glossary of nautical terms of "deadrise" for usage of "dead" to describe a stationary object or spatial stability of an object relative to motion. See nautical definition of "eye" for usage referring to the foremost part of a ship's bow that aims its orientation. For biological eye stabilization during head and neck movement, see vestibulo-ocular reflex

Meanings

1. A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
2. A very accurate marksman.
   • He taught both my mother and me to shoot, taught my mother so well that she became a better shot than he was--a real deadeye. 1989, Tobias Wolff, This Boy's Life: A Memoir:
3. (uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.
   • Thirty-four years later, she was a tough CEO who went after Jimmy's detractors with a deadeye for the jugular. 1999, Ann Rowe Seaman, Swaggart: The Unathorized Biography of an American Evangelist:
   • He examined the cash balance daily, boasted he could pay off all debts in two hours, had a deadeye for fake figures in scanning a ledger, and personally audited the books each New Year's Day. 1990, Ron Chernow, The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance:
   • Manny's memory had always been an arch-phenomenon of mimcry ^([sic]); he was a deadeye for all the destructive details. 2002, Lilly Paige White, Manny Lesko: The Erotic History of Estelle Antoinette Francine Chevalier, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 42:

Forms

Coordinates

eagle eye · hawk-eye

Synonyms

dead-eye Dick · Deadeye Dick

Translations (5)

fi jumpru (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds) · fi silmäploki (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds) · de Juffer (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds) · de Jungfer (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds) · nl jufferblok (nautical: wooden disk for tightening shrouds)

wikipedia: vestibulo-ocular reflex