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sight [n]
 
1)an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: visual_image 
 
2)anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: display  spectacle 
 
3)the ability to see; the faculty of vision
    Synonyms :vision visual_modality visual_sense 
    See Also: modality  exteroception  visual_system  stigmatism  achromatic_vision  acuity  binocular_vision  central_vision  chromatic_vision  distance_vision  eyesight  monocular_vision  near_vision  night-sight  daylight_vision  peripheral_vision 
 
4)a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
    Synonyms :
    See Also: optical_instrument  firearm  surveying_instrument  bombsight  eyepiece  gun-sight 
 
5)a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: perspective 
 
6)the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
    Synonyms :ken 
    See Also: compass 
 
7)the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
    Synonyms :survey view 
    See Also: look  survey  catch  eyeful 
 
8)(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
    Synonyms :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 
    See Also: large_indefinite_amount  chock_up  jam  heap  heap  deluge 
 
sight [v]
 
1)catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: comprehend  ken  sighting  descry  detect 
 



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