Definition of "dead-eye" [dead•-eye]

• A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye. (noun)

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• "She just ruins the trailer for me with her constant hair flip and dead-eye expression ... * sigh* however, Dakota Fanning's acting looks PHENOMENAL."
• "Soccer also has its dead-eye shooters and 6-foot-5 centers who dominate at one level but vanish at the next."
• "Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups says Williams is a dead-eye shooter."