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sight > 9 senses
NOUN1sightAn instance of visual perception
2sightAnything that is seen
3sight, vision, visual sense, visual modalityThe ability to see
4sightA optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
5sightA range of mental vision
6sight, kenThe range of vision
7sight, view, surveyThe act of looking or seeing or observing
8sight, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
VERB1sightCatch sight of
sight > pronunciation
Soundssay't
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sight > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn instance of visual perception.
Examples"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
Broadervisual percept, visual image
Verbssight
sight > noun 2, communication
MeaningAnything that is seen.
Examples"he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
Narrowerspectacle
Broaderdisplay
Verbssight
sight > noun 3, cognition
MeaningThe ability to see. The faculty of vision.
Synonymsvision, visual sense, visual modality
Category ofvisual system
Narrowerstigmatism; achromatic vision; acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness; binocular vision; central vision; color vision, chromatic vision, trichromacy; distance vision; eyesight, seeing, sightedness; monocular vision; near vision; night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision; daylight vision, photopic vision; peripheral vision
Broadermodality, sense modality, sensory system; exteroception
Adjectivesocular, optic, optical, visual
Verbssight
sight > noun 4, artifact
MeaningA optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
Part offirearm, piece, small-arm; surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
Partseyepiece, ocular
Narrowerbombsight; gunsight, gun-sight
Broaderoptical instrument
sight > noun 5, cognition
MeaningA range of mental vision.
Examples"in his sight she could do no wrong"
Broaderposition, view, perspective
sight > noun 6, cognition
MeaningThe range of vision.
Examples"out of sight of land"
Synonymsken
Broadercompass, range, reach, grasp
Verbssight
sight > noun 7, act
MeaningThe act of looking or seeing or observing.
Synonymsview, survey
Narrowereyeful
Broaderlook, looking, looking at
Verbssight
sight > noun 8, quantity
Meaning(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
Synonymsbatch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Narrowerflood, inundation, deluge, torrent
Broaderlarge indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
sight > verb, perception
MeaningCatch sight of. To perceive with the eyes.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
Narrowerdescry, spot, espy, spy; detect, observe, find, discover, notice
Broaderperceive, comprehend
Nounssight; sight; sight; sighting; sight; sight

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