Word: birdeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bird + eye. 1. A position looking down from above, either literally or figuratively (providing an overview). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These two forms of lighting are most used at CBS, although birdeyes are used occasionally. Example: He has provided us with not only an excellent working framework to distinguish the various issues that can be raised in relation to individuation but also a birdeye's view of most of their histories 2. An eye that is birdlike, especially one with an unblinking stare or with very keen eyesight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With no voice something formed inside her. Like a bird regarding a snail. And I await the swoop, the ravaging beak, the descent of the sleek, pinfeathered head and the naked hunger in the shrewd birdeyes. Example: She noticed the white stubble already on the doctor's red cheeks, even though it was only afternoon, the vein standing out on his forehead, the intensity of his birdeyes, like the hawks that soared over the chicken-coop farm of her childhood. 3. A string bean of species Phaseolus vulgaris. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The remaining one fourth is generally used in the production of corn and hay, although some wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, and birdeye beans are grown. Example: This later-maturing relative of the birdeye is grown for its short pods (3 to 5 in.) containing small seeds which are desirable for table use. 4. A small, extremely hot chili (Capsicum frutescen), a piri piri. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At a shop called Thandapani are sacks of chilies — dried large chilies, which are not too hot, Dhershini says; medium-hot red peppers and green ones; small, wrinkled red chilies that are very hot; and tiny, bright-red birdeye chilies that are, she says, "Oh my God! Example: JJ served a bass crudo with yam, Birdeye chile, and cumin puff rice. 5. A flowering herbaceous perennial, Veronica chamaedrys. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Veronica persica (common names: birdeye speedwell, common field-speedwell, Persian speedwell, large field speedwell, bird's-eye or winter speedwell) is a flowering plant native to Eurasia. Example: The hydroalcoholic extracts were obtained from the burdock roots and respectively the aerial parts of birdeye speedwell. 6. A partially woody spurge (Caperonia castaneaefolia) found in wet soils in the southeastern U.S.; Mexican weed; Texas weed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hand pulling and mowing are used to remove indigo and curly indigo, but this is not practical for the Mexican weed (birdeye) and red weed. Example: The most important weeds other than grasses are indigo, Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl., curly or frizzly indigo, Aeschynomene virginica (L) B.S.P., and Mexican weed or birdeye, Caperonia castaneaefolia (L) St. Hil. 7. A reverse twill weave, or cloth made with that weave. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The infant's napkins should be of thin Canton flannel or cotton birdeye, a few of linen birdeye being provided for occasional use in case of rash or chafing; rubber cloth is not to be thought of. Example: The twill proper is threaded 1, 2, 3, 4. To obtain a birdeye or herringbone, the reverse is also used—4, 3, 2, 1. 8. A small hole that appears in knitted or woven fabric, where the threads have separated. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Another imperfection is generally called “bird-eye.” These may run vertically or horizontally or both ways as in Fig. 1. Bird-eyes which follow a wale are often caused by a dial needle which either has the hook opened a little too much or the latch bent at little to one side. Example: This would cause birdeyes, cuts, and dropped stitches in the gore line. 9. A small rounded deposit in a calcite matrix. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These two structures are generally uncommon in the rocks under study, but some calcite mosaics resembling stromatactis and birdeyes are observed in the biomicrites. Example: The quartz of the fracture veins and birdeyes which is microcrystalline to coarsely crystalline has possibly formed by direct precipitation from silica rich solutions. 10. A small spot or knot in finished lumber. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A practical application of this rule will admit an occasional small sound pin knot not over 1/8 inch in diameter; dark green or black spots or streaks not over 1/4 inch wide and 3 inches long or its equivalent; birdeyes and small burls; a slightly torn grain or similar defect which can be readily removed by the ordinary method of smoothing the floor when it is laid; Example: It may have a 'flash grain'; contain too many or too large knots, 'birdeyes'; or pin knots.