(nautical) Directly toward the point from which the wind blows.

(dated) A flagellate protozoan belonging to Euglena and related genera, having a coloured spot like an eye at one end.

(nautical) In a direction opposed to the wind.

plural of plat-eye

A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting and sometimes depicted as a phantom bound to a particular place, such as a cave or grove, as a guardian (for buried treasure, etc).

(idiomatic) To see; look at; glimpse.

plural of eye of a needle

One's dominant eye, from which visual input is preferred.

(idiomatic) Concentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome.

An alliance of the intelligence agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.