Word Finder - sight

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(in the singular) The ability to see.

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He is losing his sight and now can barely read.

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The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

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to gain sight of land

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Something seen.

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Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

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We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.

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A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

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A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

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the sight of a quadrant

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A great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.

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This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!

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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 opening.

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The instrument of seeing; the eye.

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Mental view; opinion; judgment.

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In their sight it was harmless.

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To register visually.

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To get sight of (something).

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to sight land from a ship

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To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

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to sight a rifle or a cannon

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To take aim at.

She must look a sight with red swollen eyes.

He paused at the sight of Pierre.

No one was in sight when she reached the building, but the door was open.

The very next day they came in sight of a little green island.

Eureka stuck up her nose at such food, but the tiny piglets squealed delightedly at the sight of the crackers and ate them up in a jiffy.

The shepherd soon lost sight of them in the darkness.

She was nowhere in sight.

Many days passed before they came in sight of land.

Now there's a sight I thought I'd never live to see - someone hitching up your wagon while you're fixin' breakfast.

When she reached the crest, she recognized the sight before her.

Might do you good to get out of sight, he said, nodding towards the windows.

That was because I saw everything with the strange, new sight that had come to me.

She must look a sight.

She recognized Jule on sight and couldn't help but feel surprised.

I'd show the people a fine sight, I can tell you.

At sight of his lost treasure, the merchant began to dance and shout for joy.

Sometimes in the twilight I alternately lost and recovered sight of one sitting motionless under my window.

It was pleasant and touching to see these little girls in love; but apparently the sight of them roused no pleasant feeling in Vera.

The sight of her right now must fill him with disgust.

Howie was nowhere in sight.

He served about a dozen years for rape in California and dropped out of sight after he was released.

I learned how the sun and the rain make to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, how birds build their nests and live and thrive from land to land, how the squirrel, the deer, the lion and every other creature finds food and shelter.

Carmen wanted to shrivel out of sight.

The Bulgarian king Samuel was so stricken by the sight of his mighty army staggering back home that he suffered a stroke and died two days later.

One of her eyes was black from a blow, and the sight infuriated him.

He turned to Damian, his scarred features the most beautiful sight Damian had ever seen.

He lost sight of her while trying to find a parking spot.

I'm glad we were out in plain sight!

She lost sight of him and hurried her step.

Dean caught sight of Paulette Dawkins grabbing wildly at a purple contribution.

Hide 'em in plain sight, so to speak, a la Edgar Allen Poe.

He rubbed his eyes against the dimness and caught sight of a skid mark.

The sight dulled her desire.

I can't bear the sight of that woman.

The massive vamp hadn't attacked or turned his back at the first sight of him, a sign Jule took as positive.

To his surprise, she pulled away from him and smiled, a brilliant sight that made her eyes sparkle and face glow.

The sight of the knife in her hand still made her squeamish.

Sofia swallowed hard at the sight of so many vamps milling around.

Deidre wasn't certain what to think at the sight of the girl on the bed.

While the warm sun drenched them and there wasn't a cloud in sight, they'd learned from recent experience that mountain weather could blow in misery at a moment's notice and replace the sunshine with drenching, chilling rain.

Jennifer gasped at the sight and stood, hands on the roll bar, and drank in the works of nature's paintbrush.

A few moments later, Dickinson Faust stepped into sight.

As Dean rounded a curve, he caught sight of the tail end of a white vehicle speeding down the cliff-hanging road on the far side of the deep valley—a sheriff's white Blazer was his first impression.

As he lifted the computer monitor, he caught sight of a paper beneath it.

Cynthia ushered the group down the hall to their office, out of earshot and out of sight.

As he turned off, Dean checked the highway in both directions, but there were no other vehicles in sight.

I'd sue your ass and the county and everyone else in sight for a zillion bucks.

Lydia turned off the engine and they sat there alone with no other cars in sight.

Dean's heart began to race as he caught sight of Cynthia and Martha at the edge of the rocks near the edge of the path leading to the entrance of the Lucky Pup.

His wife motioned toward the mine entrance out of sight in the rocks and trees.