DEADEYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deadeye mean? 

• DEADEYE (noun)
  The noun DEADEYE has 2 senses:

1. a dead shot

2. (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

  Familiarity information: DEADEYE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEADEYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dead shot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deadeye" is a kind of...):

crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter (someone skilled in shooting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deadeye" is a kind of...):

disc; disk (a flat circular plate)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)