eye contact

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Direct visual contact with another's eyes.

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• noun The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.

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• noun a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
• noun contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other