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
- It's a pity he should break his neck himself, and disappoint the sight-seers. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A sight of you. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Then a turn to the right took them from my sight again. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It always does at the sight of such. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Eugene, I cannot lose sight of that fellow's face. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- On the march you saw her at the head of the regiment seated on a royal elephant, a noble sight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And he never did well in the streets, he never did well out of sight. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In the sights were parallel slits, right, left, upper, lower. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The old traditions of the place steal upon his memory and haunt his reveries, and then his fancy clothes all sights and sounds with the supernatural. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is one of the sights of the house, and it always does you credit. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I see some queer sights there. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- To see Steerforth walk to church before us, arm-in-arm with Miss Creakle, was one of the great sights of my life. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- We are surfeited with sights. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No one ventured on board the vessel, and strange sights were averred to be seen at night, walking the deck, and hanging on the masts and shrouds. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I am rather short-sighted. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I do not mean to say that I am particularly observant or quick-sighted in general, but in such a case I am sure I could not be deceived. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Love is sharp-sighted. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Julia put her glass to her eye as usual; being remarkably short-sighted she could distinguish nothing without it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He lay back and sighted with the automatic rifle as the planes came on steadily. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There must be something short-sighted in the eternal arrangements, surely! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I would not change you for the clearest-headed, longest-sighted, best-judging female breathing. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Robert Jordan had pushed Agustín over and he had the stock of the big automatic rifle against his shoulder and was sighting on the bend of the road. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Edited by Aaron