Results for sight
Definitions of sight:
part of speech: verb transitive
part of speech: verb intransitive
part of speech: verb
To look at through a sight; to see accurately; to gain the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
part of speech: verb transitive
To see with the eye; to find by looking; as, to sight a distant object; to direct by means of an aiming device; as, to sight a gun.
part of speech: noun
Act of seeing: view: faculty of seeing: that which is seen: a spectacle: space within vision: examination: a small opening for looking through at objects: a piece of metal on a gun to guide the eye in taking aim.
part of speech: noun
The act or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; a being within the limits of vision; that which is beheld; a spectacle; a small aperture through which a thing is seen; a small piece of metal fixed on the muzzle of a gun to guide the eye in taking aim.
part of speech: noun
The power of seeing; the act of seeing; a view; vision; that which is seen; something remarkable or worth seeing; the limit of the power of the eye; visibility; as, out of sight; insight; opportunity for study; as, to get a sight into the great man's methods; a small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on a firearm to guide the eye in aiming; the aim so taken.
Usage examples for sight:
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He's not to let you out of his sight
"The Telenizer", Don Thompson -
In that way they went out of sight
"The Bark Covered House or, Back in the Woods Again", William Nowlin -
And both of you keep out of my sight
"The Complete PG Edition of The Works of Winston Churchill", Winston Churchill -
Eddication's a good thing, but 'taint the only thing naow; folks larns a sight rubbin' round the world- and then they make money.
"Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and The First Christmas of New England", Harriet Beecher Stowe