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sight

/ sight /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
Type of:
optical instrument
Kinds of:
bombsight gunsight gun-sight
Has parts:
firearm piece small-arm
noun Sense 2
the range of vision
"out of sight of land"
Type of:
compass range reach
noun Sense 3
the ability to see; the faculty of vision
Type of:
modality sense modality sensory system
Kinds of:
stigmatism achromatic vision acuity visual acuity sharp-sightedness
noun Sense 4
an instance of visual perception
"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"
"the train was an unexpected sight"
Type of:
visual percept visual image
noun Sense 5
a range of mental vision
"in his sight she could do no wrong"
Type of:
position view perspective
noun Sense 6
anything that is seen
"he was a familiar sight on the television"
"they went to Paris to see the sights"
Type of:
display
Kinds of:
spectacle
verb Sense 7
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
"he caught sight of the king''s men coming over the ridge"
Type of:
perceive comprehend
Kinds of:
descry spot espy spy detect
Derived:
view survey ken vision visual sense
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"
"his survey of the battlefield was limited"
Type of:
look looking looking at
Kinds of:
eyeful
Derived:
survey watch view see catch
noun Sense 9
(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"
Type of:
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount
Kinds of:
flood inundation deluge torrent
Derived:
jam jampack ram chock up cram
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

optical instrument bombsight gunsight gun-sight compass range reach modality sense modality sensory system stigmatism achromatic vision