Definition of sight

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Sight (v. t.) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon..

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Asthenopia :: Asthenopia (n.) Weakness of sight.
Eyeglass :: Eyeglass (n.) A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs.
Ocular :: Ocular (a.) Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof..
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight..
Distract :: Distract (v. t.) To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention..
Awesome :: Awesome (a.) Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight..
Desightment :: Desightment (n.) The act of making unsightly; disfigurement.
Sighting :: Sighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sigh.
Collimation :: Collimation (n.) The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest..
View :: View (n.) The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land..
Foresight :: Foresight (n.) The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge.
Quick-sighted :: Quick-sighted (a.) Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern.
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..
Quadrant :: Quadrant (n.) An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction..
Blinker :: Blinker (n.) A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment..
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To keep out of sight.
Foresight :: Foresight (n.) Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.
Dispart :: Dispart (v. t.) To furnish with a dispart sight.
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