red-eye vs tonic

red-eye

noun
  • A drink consisting of beer with tomato juice. 

  • Either of two subspecies of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), a venomous pit viper native to the United States: either the broad-banded copperhead or Texas copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus), or the highland moccasin or northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen). 

  • The redeye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), a freshwater fish, commonly kept in aquariums, native to South America. 

  • The red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), a small American songbird. 

  • Redness in the eye(s) of someone in a colour photograph, as an unwanted consequence of light from a flash reflecting off blood vessels in the retina. 

  • Any of various sunfishes of the family Centrarchidae, especially the redeye bass (Micropterus coosae). 

  • A drink made by adding a shot of espresso to a cup of coffee. 

  • An overnight airplane flight. 

  • A strong but poor-quality whiskey. 

  • The red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas), which is native to neotropical rainforests. 

  • Redness of the conjunctiva; especially when caused by conjunctivitis (pink-eye). 

  • The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), a freshwater fish. 

  • A species of cicada, Psaltoda moerens, native to eastern Australia. 

  • Any of various round herrings of the genus Etrumeus. 

  • Any of various grass-skippers or hesperiid butterflies of the genus Matapa. 

verb
  • Often followed by it: to travel on a red-eye (“an overnight airplane flight”). 

tonic

noun
  • Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop. 

  • A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. 

  • Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates. 

  • The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote. 

  • The triad built on the tonic note. 

  • Tonic water. 

  • A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong. 

adj
  • Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong. 

  • Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. 

  • In a state of continuous unremitting action. 

  • Restorative, curative or invigorating. 

  • Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale. 

  • Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech. 

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