Definition of sight

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Sight (v. t.) 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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Long-sightedness :: Long-sightedness (n.) The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness..
Blind :: Blind (v. t.) To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.
Presence :: Presence (n.) The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence..
Sightless :: Sightless (a.) Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as, sightless stains..
Conceal :: Conceal (v. t.) To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.
Gorgon :: Gorgon (n.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa..
Envy :: Envy (n.) Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar..
Optical :: Optical (a.) Of or pertaining to vision or sight.
Backsight :: Backsight (n.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it..
Sightly :: Sightly (a.) Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a sightly place..
Ken :: Ken (n.) Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge..
Spectacle :: Spectacle (n.) Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock..
Amblyopy :: Amblyopy (n.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis..
Long-sightedness :: Long-sightedness (n.) See Hypermetropia.
Perspicacious :: Perspicacious (a.) Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
Blear :: Blear (v. t.) To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink..
Ruth :: Ruth (v.) That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
Unsight :: Unsight (a.) Doing or done without sight; not seeing or examining.
Escape :: Escape (n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression..
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