Sight

  • 11Sight — Sight, v. i. (Mil.) To take aim by a sight. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12sight|ly — «SYT lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. pleasing to the sight. SYNONYM(S): fair, handsome. 2. a) affording a fine view. b) that can be seen from a distance …

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  • 13sight — n *look, view, glance, glimpse, peep, peek Analogous words: *prospect, outlook: vision, *revelation …

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  • 14sight|se|er — «SYT SEE uhr», noun. a person who goes around to see objects o places of interest …

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  • 15sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …

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  • 16sight — sight1 W2S2 [saıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to see)¦ 2¦(act of seeing)¦ 3¦(thing you see)¦ 4 in/within sight 5 within/in sight of something 6 in your sights 7 out of sight 8 out of sight, out of mind 9 disappear/vanish from sight …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18sight — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn …

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  • 20sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… …

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