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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Acute :: Acute (a.) Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure..
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..
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
Hawk-eyed :: Hawk-eyed (a.) Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
Blear-eyed :: Blear-eyed (a.) Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore..
Vision :: Vision (v.) That which is seen; an object of sight.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star..
Presbyopic :: Presbyopic (a.) Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted..
Ray :: Ray (n.) Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen..
Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see..
Shortsighted :: Shortsighted (a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
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..
Prejudice :: Prejudice (n.) Foresight.
Argus-eyed :: Argus-eyed (a.) Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Presstriction :: Presstriction (n.) Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight..
Empirical :: Empirical (a.) Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; -- said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies..
Contingently :: Contingently (adv.) In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.
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