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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sight
n 1: an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife
brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected
sight"
2: anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the
television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
3: the ability to see; the visual faculty [syn: sight,
vision, visual sense, visual modality]
4: a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no
wrong"
5: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight,
ken]
6: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a
better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was
limited" [syn: view, survey, sight]
7: (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"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
v 1: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight
of the king's men coming over the ridge" [syn: spy,
sight]
2: take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other
device)
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sight \Sight\ (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS.
siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D.
gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the
root of E. see. See See, v. t.]
1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view;
as, to gain sight of land.
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A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i.
9.
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2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of
perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
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Thy sight is young,
And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.
--Shak.
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O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
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3. 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.
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4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
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Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great
sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3.
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They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser.
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5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak.
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6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the
sight of only one person.
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7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was
harmless. --Wake.
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That which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi.
15.
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8. A small aperture or optical device through which objects
are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or
ascertained; -- used on surveying instruments; as, the
sight of a quadrant.
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Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel.
--Shak.
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9. An optical device or 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. A
telescope mounted on a weapon, such as a rifle, and used
for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a
telescopic sight. --Farrow.
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10. 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.
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11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
[Now colloquial]
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Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the
best usage. "A sight of lawyers." --Latimer.
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A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower.
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At sight, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a
draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a
person at sight.
Front sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle.
Open sight. (Firearms)
(a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may
be seen, in distinction from one that hides the
object.
(b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an
aperture.
Peep sight, Rear sight. See under Peep, and Rear.
Sight draft, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the
payment of money at sight.
To take sight, to take aim; to look for the purpose of
directing a piece of artillery, or the like.
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Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation;
exhibition.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sight \Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sighting.]
1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a
wreck. --Kane.
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2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to
sight an object, as a star.
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3. 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.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sight \Sight\, v. i. (Mil.)
To take aim by a sight.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
SIGHT, contracts. Bills of exchange are frequently made payable at sight,
that is, on presentment, which might be taken naturally to mean that the
bill should then be paid without further delay; but although the point be
not clearly settled, it seems the drawee is entitled to the days of grace.
Beaw. Lex Mer. pl. 256; Kyd on Bills, 10; Chit. on Bills, 343-4; Bayley on
Bills, 42, 109, 110; Selw. N. P. 339.
2.-The holder of a bill payable at sight, is required to use due
diligence to put it into circulation, or have it presented for acceptance
within a reasonable time. 20 John. 146; 7 Cowen, 705; 12 Pick. 399 13 Mass.
137; 4 Mason, 336; 5 Mason's 118; 1 McCord, 322; 1 Hawks, 195.
3. When the bill is payable any number of days after sight, the time
begins to run from the period of presentment and acceptance, and not from
the time of mere presentment. 1 Mason, 176; 20 John. 176.
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Thesaurus Results for Sight:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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