Word: red-eye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from red + eye; sense 2.3 (“strong but poor-quality whiskey”) and sense 3 (“overnight airplane flight”) are probably so named because they may cause people to develop bloodshot eyes. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdaɪ/, /ˈɹɛdˌaɪ/ 1. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The fish of Lough Neath, in Ireland, called a Roach, is in reality the Rudd, or Red-eye, Cyprinus erythrophthalamus of authors, to be hereafter described—a fish belonging to the second division of the genus Leuciscus of Klein, which has the dorsal fin over the space between the ventral and anal fins: [...] Example: [page 77] L. erythrophthalmus. The Red-Eye or Rudd. [...] The name Red-Eye has been assigned to it from the colour of the iris; [...] [page 78] The body of the Red-Eye is deep, and the lower-jaw is the longest. 2. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Common Redeye (Matapa aria Moore) is much smaller (wingspan: 40–55 mm), plain brown without any markings, but as in the Giant Redeye its eyes are red. 3. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Red-eyes have large and well-developed toepads and are adept at both leaping and walking through their elevated homes. 4. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable Example: The red eye, Psaltoda moerens, is sometimes common around Sydney where its favoured host, Angophora costata, grows. In some years populations can be immense with many thousands inhabiting just a few trees. 5. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: The red-eye (Vireo olivaceus), [...] The first (the red-eye) is one of the most abundant birds in the woods of the northern states. In the spring months, he is one of the most conspicuous of our singers, and, though his notes are short, they are very musical and lively. Example: The Red-eye sings with clear to slurred whistles using a variety of phrasings. It scolds with a harsh "dzur." [...] Red-eyes are common in city and town parks. 6. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: South-Africa, US, countable, uncountable Example: The egg of the round herring or red-eye Etrumeus whiteheadi (E. micropus, E. teres) is smooth, spherical (diameter around 1·4 mm) with a narrow perivitelline space and has a large lightly segmented yolk and no oil globule [...]. Example: This is probably less of a barrier to mesopelagic species such as lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris), redeye (Etrumeus whiteheadi) or gobies (Sufflogobius bibarbatus), all of which are capable of more extensive vertical migration than the small epipelagic fish. 7. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Agkistrodon contortrix Linnaeus.—Cotton-mouth, Highland Moccasin, Rattlesnake Pilot, Red-eye. 8. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Redeyes inhabit clear-water streams with an abundance of shoals and are usually confined to headwater sections. Example: Bring back the days of cane poles and lazy summer mornings and creeks full of sassy rock bass. […] “All you gotta do,” advised Thornhill, fingering through a minnow bucket for a lively victim, “is find a hole with a redeye in it . . . like that little spot over near the bank.” 9. Any of various animals that have red eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My roommate has a 30 gallon long tank that is currently stocked with 6 neons and about 30 red-eyes. The neons are large (as neons go) and the red-eyes are almost an inch and a quarter. 10. Types of beverages or sauces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "A red-eye, please," I said to the young woman. I waited to see whether she would recognize the drink or whether I would have to explain that it was a cup of coffee with a shot of espresso. [...] She made my drink, then his, but kept her eyes on him even as she handed me my red-eye. Example: "Morning, Lily." She handed me a Red Eye—coffee with a shot of espresso—and blew on her own soy chai latte. 11. Types of beverages or sauces. Labels: Canada, countable, regional, uncountable 12. Types of beverages or sauces. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: rotgut Example: [W]hat I am trying to explain to you is that I have rather cracked grains and that a visit from you would not solve anything, especially with a jug of red eye when my stomach is gone. 13. Types of beverages or sauces. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Patron : Well, let me have some big gravy for the biscuits and throw a little red eye on the grits. Waitress : Coffee? Patron : Yeah, black, please. Example: He did not know how to respond to that, so he ate ham and eggs and a biscuit doused with red-eye gravy and wondered about his mother going on a date. […] He had biscuits with a little red-eye on them for Daisy. 14. An overnight airplane flight or train trip. Labels: US, also, attributive, colloquial, countable Example: I waited too late to book my holiday flight, so I had to take the red-eye. Example: In fact, you don't see many business travelers on the redeye — the flights that leave West Coast cities after 10 p.m. and touch down at East Coast airports around 6 a.m. […] Redeyes tend to be full of leisure travelers, budget travelers, people involved in bicoastal romances and students. 15. Redness of the conjunctiva; especially when caused by conjunctivitis (pink-eye). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most eye disorders tend to present as ‘red eye’. It is the single most common ophthalmic complaint encountered by general practitioners. 16. Redness in the eye(s) of someone in a colour photograph, as an unwanted consequence of light from a flash reflecting off blood vessels in the retina. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Use red-eye reduction when photographing people. It won't eliminate red-eye in every photo, but it's worth trying. When the D60 attempts to reduce red-eye it lights up the autofocus assist lamp on the front of the camera for about one second before taking the picture. Example: If you spot a red-eye problem, however, give the Red-Eye Correction filter a try: [...] If the camera detects red-eye, it applies the removal filter and displays the results in the monitor. If the camera can't find any red-eye, it displays a message telling you so.