sight

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

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

2. 2transitive verb

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

3. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4transitive verb

   A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.

5. 5transitive verb

   The instrument of seeing; the eye.

6. 6transitive verb

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

7. 7transitive verb

   Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.

8. 8transitive verb

   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.

9. 9transitive verb

   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.

10. 10transitive verb

    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.

11. 11transitive verb

    A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.

12. 12transitive verb

    To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.

13. 13transitive verb

    To look at through a sight; to See accurately, as, to sight an object, as a star.

14. 14transitive verb

    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.

15. 15intransitive verb

    To take aim by a sight.

16. 16noun

    the act of looking or seeing or observing

    "he tried to get a better view of it"

    "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

    Synonyms

    surveyview
17. 17noun

    the range of vision

    "out of sight of land"

    Synonyms

    ken
18. 18noun

    the ability to see; the visual faculty

    Synonyms

    vision
19. 19noun

    an instance of visual perception

    "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"

    "the train was an unexpected sight"

20. 20noun

    a range of mental vision

    "in his sight she could do no wrong"

21. 21noun

    anything that is seen

    "he was a familiar sight on the television"

    "they went to Paris to see the sights"

22. 22noun

    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

    "a batch of letters"

    "a deal of trouble"

    Synonyms

    batchdealflockhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmuckle

    +10 more

23. 23verb

    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

    "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

    Synonyms

    spy
24. 24verb

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