Definition of sight

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Sight (v. t.) A 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..

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Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash..
Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark..
Occult :: Occult (v. t.) To eclipse; to hide from sight.
Long-sight :: Long-sight (n.) Long-sightedness.
Disappearance :: Disappearance (n.) The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing.
Visive :: Visive (a.) Of or pertaining to the sight; visual.
Foresightful :: Foresightful (a.) Foresighted.
Argus-eyed :: Argus-eyed (a.) Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
Dim-sighted :: Dim-sighted (a.) Having dim sight; lacking perception.
Hypermetropy :: Hypermetropy (n.) A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; -- called also hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia..
Concealed :: Concealed (a.) Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.
Pupil :: Pupil (n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris..
Amaurosis :: Amaurosis (n.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the drop serene of Milton..
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..
Mope-eyed :: Mope-eyed (a.) Shortsighted; purblind.
Peer :: Peer (v. i.) To come in sight; to appear.
Prospective :: Prospective (n.) Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed to retrospective.
Visual :: Visual (a.) Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve..
Hausse :: Hausse (n.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon..
Blind :: Blind (v. t.) To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.
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