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“Aes” or “Ayes” or “Eyes”

aes / ayes / eyes are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

aes

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

ayes AY·z

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

eyes AY·z

  • nounopinion or judgment.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“aes”

  • A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter"
  • …1998, it was purchased by AES.
  • The AES implementation, using Brian Gladman's code,…
  • (The A.E.S.
  • 128- and 256-bit key AES encryption in addition to the…
  • …Search of..." series ("The Forbidden City").
  • AES New Instructions are used where…
  • …developers such as Smith Cogeneration, AES, GMR Vasavi, which operate floating…
  • …as well the league's entire postseason.
  • WinZip 9.0 added support for AES encryption for ZIP archives, BZip2-compressed…

“ayes”

  • …by a vote of 88 ayes to 12 nays.

“eyes”

  • …his countenance ferocious, and his eyes glowing like those of a
  • Eyes
  • …(New Jersey Drive, Fallen, Their Eyes Were Watching God), Writer &…
  • …and slugs) include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors.
  • …to be “natural through the eyes of a mother, since she…
  • …appear in public with his eyes covered by a bandanna or…
  • …of these families have lens eyes.
  • …kept annexation steadily before my eyes."
  • …thanks to the hundreds of eyes in his body that allow…
  • Lens eyes

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