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Eyed vs Dyed - What's the difference?

eyed | dyed |

As adjectives the difference between eyed and dyed

is that eyed is having eyes while dyed is coloured or tinted with dye.

As verbs the difference between eyed and dyed

is that eyed is (eye) while dyed is (dye).

eyed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having eyes.
  • Having eye-like spots.
    • The back of the beetle was eyed to make it appear to be a snake to a predator.
  • (in compounds) Having the specified kind or number of eyes.
  • * 1901 November 7, Gertrude C. Davenport and Charles C. Davenport, “Heredity of Eye-color in Man”, in Science , New Series, MacMillan, Volume 26, Number 670, page 592:
    • Gray and blue-eyed' parents will tend to have either gray-'''eyed''' children only or an equal number of gray- and of blue-'''eyed''' children according as the gray-' eyed parent is homozygous or heterozygous.

    Derived terms

    * black-eyed bean * black-eyed Susan * blue-eyed boy * boss-eyed * bug-eyed * cock-eyed * cross-eyed * doe-eyed * dewy-eyed * eagle-eyed * glassy-eyed * goggle-eyed * googly-eyed * hawk-eyed * open-eyed * oxeyed * pie-eyed * pop-eyed * wall-eyed * wide-eyed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (eye)

    • Anagrams

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    dyed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Coloured or tinted with dye.

    • Derived terms

    * dyed-in-the-wool

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dye)

    • Anagrams

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