eye-socket

Orbital bone opening

The eye-socket is the bony cavity in the skull that contains and protects the eyeball.

Also called the orbit.

The term appears in descriptions of injury, anatomy, or appearance: The blow landed just below his eye-socket.

Her eyes were sunken deep in their sockets.

anatomy

orbit

Curved celestial path

cranium · maxilla · sphenoid · ethmoid · lacrimal · frontal · temporal · foramen · fossa · rim

protection

goggles

Sealed protective eyewear

  • shieldHandheld defensive armor
  • guardWatchful defensive attention
  • visorEye-shading brim

mask · padding · helmet · armor

injury

fracture

Split in hard material

contusion · swelling · hematoma · diplopia · reconstruction · surgery

Opposites
container vs. contents

eye-socketeyeball

Organ of sight

eye · globe · orb

Family

eye, socket, eyes, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet, sockets, socketed

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G