Sight

[saɪt]

Definition

(noun.) the range of vision; 'out of sight of land'.

(noun.) the ability to see; the visual faculty.

(noun.) an instance of visual perception; 'the sight of his wife brought him back to reality'; 'the train was an unexpected sight'.

(noun.) a range of mental vision; 'in his sight she could do no wrong'.

(noun.) anything that is seen; 'he was a familiar sight on the television'; 'they went to Paris to see the sights'.

(verb.) take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device).

Checker: Phyllis--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

(v. t.) The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.

(v. t.) The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.

(v. t.) A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.

(v. t.) The instrument of seeing; the eye.

(v. t.) Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.

(v. t.) Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.

(v. t.) A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.

(v. t.) A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming.

(v. t.) In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.

(v. t.) A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.

(v. t.) To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.

(v. t.) To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.

(v. t.) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.

(v. i.) To take aim by a sight.

Inputed by Annie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Perception, view, ken, cognizance.[2]. Vision, sense of sight.[3]. Spectacle, show, exhibition, representation, pageant.[4]. Inspection, examination.

Editor: Margaret

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Seeing, perception, view, vision, visibility, spectacle, show, inspection,examination, representation, appearance

ANT:Nonperception, invisibility, blindness, obscuration, disappearance, oversight,nonappearance, undiscernment

Editor: Rosanne

Definition

n. act of seeing: view: faculty of seeing: that which is seen: a spectacle: an object of especial interest: space within vision: examination: a small opening for looking through at objects: a metal pin on the top of a barrel of a gun to guide the eye in taking aim: (slang) a great many or a great deal.—v.t. to catch sight of: to present to sight or put under notice.—adjs. Sight′ed having sight of some special character as short-sighted: fitted with a sight as a firearm; Sight′less wanting sight: blind: (Shak.) invisible: (Shak.) unsightly ugly.—adv. Sight′lessly.—ns. Sight′lessness; Sight′liness.—adjs. Sight′ly pleasing to the sight or eye: comely; Sight′-outrun′ning (Shak.) running faster than the eye can follow.—ns. Sight′-read′er one who reads at sight as musical notes passages in a foreign tongue &c.; Sight′-reading; Sight′-see′ing the act of seeing sights: eagerness to see novelties or curiosities; Sight′-sē′er one who is eager to see novelties or curiosities; Sights′man a local guide; Sec′ond-sight a gift of prophetic vision long supposed in the Scottish Highlands and elsewhere to belong to particular persons.—At sight without previous study or practice; At sight After sight terms applied to bills or notes payable on or after presentation; Lose sight of to cease to see: to overlook; Out of sight too far away to be seen: not in sight: (coll.) beyond comparison; Put out of sight to remove from vision: (slang) to consume as food.

Checker: Rene

Examples

Edited by Aaron

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