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Sight 1

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

Sight 2

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

Sight 3

Definition: 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.

Sight 4

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

Sight 5

Definition: The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Sight 6

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

Sight 7

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

Sight 8

Definition: 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.

Sight 9

Definition: 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.

Sight 10

Definition: 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.

Sight 11

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

Sight 12

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

Sight 13

Definition: To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.

Sight 14

Definition: 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.

Sight 15

Definition: To take aim by a sight.

sight 16

Definition: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

sight 17

Definition: a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

sight 18

Definition: the range of vision; "out of sight of land"

sight 19

Definition: the ability to see; the faculty of vision

sight 20

Definition: an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"

sight 21

Definition: a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"

sight 22

Definition: anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"

sight 23

Definition: (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"

sight 24

Definition: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king''s men coming over the ridge"

 

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