Definition of sight

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Sight (v. t.) The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land..

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Sight-seeing :: Sight-seeing (a.) Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities..
Mope-eyed :: Mope-eyed (a.) Shortsighted; purblind.
Comely :: Comely (superl.) Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.
Vision :: Vision (v.) The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Sextant :: Sextant (n.) An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant..
Glaucoma :: Glaucoma (n.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball..
Eagle-eyed :: Eagle-eyed (a.) Sharp-sighted as an eagle.
Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..
Half-sighted :: Half-sighted (a.) Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.
Euphrasy :: Euphrasy (n.) The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes..
Unsighted :: Unsighted (a.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon..
Vision :: Vision (v.) Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah..
Clear-sighted :: Clear-sighted (a.) Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason.
Intraparietal :: Intraparietal (a.) Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) 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..
Manifest :: Manifest (a.) Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden..
Vanish :: Vanish (v. i.) To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land..
Sighted :: Sighted (imp. & p. p.) of Sigh.
Second-sighted :: Second-sighted (a.) Having the power of second-sight.
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