sights Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
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noun an instance of visual perception
sight.
- the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
- the train was an unexpected sight
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noun anything that is seen
sight.
- he was a familiar sight on the television
- they went to Paris to see the sights
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noun the ability to see; the visual faculty
visual modality; visual sense; vision; sight.
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noun a range of mental vision
sight.
- in his sight she could do no wrong
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noun the range of vision
ken; sight.
- out of sight of land
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noun the act of looking or seeing or observing
survey; sight; view.
- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
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noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
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verb catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
spy; sight.
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
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verb take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
sight.
