Sight
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Sight
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1 v. t.
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.
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2 v. t.
The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
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3 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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4 v. t.
A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
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5 v. t.
The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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6 v. t.
Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.
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7 v. t.
Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.
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8 v. t.
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.
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9 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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10 v. t.
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.
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11 v. t.
A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
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12 v. t.
To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.
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13 v. t.
To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.
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14 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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15 v. i.
To take aim by a sight.
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16 v. t.
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.
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17 v. t.
The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
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18 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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19 v. t.
A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
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20 v. t.
The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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21 v. t.
Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.
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22 v. t.
Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.
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23 v. t.
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.
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24 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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25 v. t.
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.
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26 v. t.
A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
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27 v. t.
To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.
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28 v. t.
To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.
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29 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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30 v. i.
To take aim by a sight.