sight
/saɪt/
The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see; An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye
- plural
- sights
Meanings
- 1
The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see
I must look a sight.
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I lost sight of Tom.
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- 2
An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view — see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.
- 3
Something seen
- 4
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad
- 5
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sightsrare
- 6
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertainedrare
- 7
a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparativerare
- 8
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, the open space, the openingrare
- 9
The instrument of seeing; the eyerare
- 10
Mental view; opinion; judgmentrare