black eye, n.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
black eye mouse shiner
semantic pointers
hypernym
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
black eye blow reversal reverse setback
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a bad reputation
<noun.state>
black eye
sample sentences
"his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"
semantic pointers
hypernym