Definition of sight

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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..

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Behind :: Behind (adv.) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining..
Euphrasy :: Euphrasy (n.) The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes..
Surveillants :: Surveillance (n.) Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To keep out of sight.
Eyesore :: Eyesore (n.) Something offensive to the eye or sight; a blemish.
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..
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction..
Prospection :: Prospection (n.) The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants; foresight..
Jeofail :: "Jeofail (n.) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight..
Unblind :: Unblind (v. t.) To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of.
Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
Sightfulness :: Sightfulness (n.) The state of being sightful; perspicuity.
Intuition :: Intuition (n.) Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from mediate knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension..
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight..
Eyeshot :: Eyeshot (n.) Range, reach, or glance of the eye; view; sight; as, to be out of eyeshot..
Asthenopia :: Asthenopia (n.) Weakness of sight.
Boning :: Boning (n.) A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of properly spaced poles. See 3d Bone, v. t..
Ken :: Ken (n.) Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge..
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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