Results for sight

Definitions of sight:

part of speech: verb transitive

To catch sight of.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To aim a gun by a sight.

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:

• 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