Definition of sight

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Sight (v. t.) To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck..

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Direction :: Direction (n.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.
Superintendence :: Superintend (v. t.) To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort..
Vision :: Vision (v.) The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Pupil :: Pupil (n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris..
Foresight :: Foresight (n.) Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.
Perspicacious :: Perspicacious (a.) Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) A disk with a small aperture, to direct the sight forward, and cure squinting..
Circumferentor :: Circumferentor (n.) A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360¡, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint..
Shortsighted :: Shortsighted (a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
Odious :: Odious (a.) Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell..
Farsighted :: Farsighted (a.) Hypermetropic.
Sighted :: Sighted (a.) Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, and the like..
Vicariate :: Vicariate (n.) Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar.
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
Peer :: Peer (v. i.) To come in sight; to appear.
Presbyopic :: Presbyopic (a.) Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted..
Argus-eyed :: Argus-eyed (a.) Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
Underground :: Underground (a.) Done or occurring out of sight; secret.
Pinule :: Pinule (n.) One of the sights of an astrolabe.
Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See Crawl, v. i., 4..
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