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# eyelash

noun (an eyelash, eyelashes)

«eyelash» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An eyelash is one of the short, curved hairs that grow along the edges of your eyelids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#m1)
2. Eyelashes help keep dust, sweat and small insects out of your eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the body and senses, eyelashes, eyelids and tears protect the eyes. In everyday life, people make a wish when they find a fallen eyelash and blow it away; «without batting an eyelash» (US; UK «eyelid») means without showing surprise or fear. Phrases: «long eyelashes», «flutter your eyelashes», «false eyelashes», «make a wish on an eyelash».

### Examples

- An eyelash fell onto my cheek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x1)
- Camels have very long eyelashes to keep out the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x2)
- Eyelashes protect your eyes from dust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x3)
- She blew the eyelash off her finger and made a wish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x4)
- The doll has long black eyelashes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x5)
- He told the lie without batting an eyelash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x6)
- She smiled as he bent over her, and he saw tears trembling out of her beautiful eyelashes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/#x7)

### Note

One word: «eyelash»; also called «lash». Plural «eyelashes» (add -es after -sh). Making a wish on an eyelash is a fun custom, not magic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eyelash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyelash/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eyelash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eyelash.html) on Mova free.