Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes, literally or figuratively.
- noun A draught of strong liquor, especially one taken in the morning; a strong drink; a horn.
- noun Information or an experience that enables one to comprehend what before he had failed to see the meaning of; that which gives one sudden discernment as to things with which he has to do: as, overhearing that remark proved an eye-opener to me.
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- noun An
experience orevent thatreveals ,enlightens , orinforms ; something that causeslearning ,revelation ,realization , or increasedawareness . - noun An
alcoholic beverage consumed first thing in the morning. Aeuphemism used by those offering or consuming alcohol in the morning.
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Examples
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It was kind of an eye-opener that maybe I didn't want to pursue that whole lifestyle of being a rock 'n' roll star.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams EPK Exclusives, Plus Conversations with Matt Nathanson, Roger McGuinn, and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Mike Ragogna 2011
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It was kind of an eye-opener that maybe I didn't want to pursue that whole lifestyle of being a rock 'n' roll star.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams EPK Exclusives, Plus Conversations with Matt Nathanson, Roger McGuinn, and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Mike Ragogna 2011
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It is quite an eye-opener when you detail out a day.
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I must admit that, while driving through Mexico City is always an adventure, I won´t miss that mid-trip eye-opener with its always lurking crooked cops.
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A look at the fat content of fried chips, as compared with baked, is a real eye-opener.
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But I would probably have found it an eye-opener at 18.
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The biggest eye-opener is the great room, which is about the same size as the combined eat-in kitchen and family room found in the typical 2,400-square-foot houses that have been a staple of American home building for the past 20 years.
Martha Stewart helps make 'green' home a joy for the eyes and the wallet Katherine Salant 2011
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For the uninitiated, statistical analysis can be an eye-opener concerning the analysis of the efficacy of every paradigm.
Should Empirics Determine the Curriculum?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I must admit that, while driving through Mexico City is always an adventure, I won´t miss that mid-trip eye-opener with its always lurking crooked cops.
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But learning Spanish has been a great refresher, and an eye-opener.
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