eyelids

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for eyelids.

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You can do it by enacting a fair approximation of stapling your eyelids to your hairline.

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Quick take

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of eyelids gathered in one view.

noun

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for eyelids.

noun

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Example sentences

You can do it by enacting a fair approximation of stapling your eyelids to your hairline.

Finally I got diagnosed with Blepharitis, which is an inflammation of the eyelids caused by tear duct blockage.

Close your eyes, place a finger on both of your eyelids and press gently.

Once a bit of hypnogogic imagery appears behind my eyelids, I quit, get up and go back to work.

Personally, I doubt this would cause the eyelids to close (stimulation of the eyelashes already does this).

I woke up with swollen eyelids one morning a few years back and was diagnosed with blepharitis later that day.

Is this the reflex for closing the eyelids, or something else?

My eyelids were so heavy they nearly became a singularity.

Closing the eyelids blocks out extraneous light which reduces interference.

I can still see Sim City moving around on the backs of my eyelids.

Maybe he's blinking out morse code with his eyelids.

When we close both eyes, we perceive a blackness, or perhaps some sort of reddish/purplish glow of light through eyelids, or the after-effect of light.

Quote examples

Combined with subtle (compared to dogs) body language, including various tail and body positions and ears + eyes + eyelids + facial hair movements, the overall palette of "words" and "sentences" is much more rich than I could ever have expected.