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sight

Nouns

• (n) an instance of visual perception
  • the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
  • the train was an unexpected sight
• (n) anything that is seen
  • he was a familiar sight on the television
  • they went to Paris to see the sights
• (n) the ability to see; the visual faculty visual modality, visual sense, vision,
• (n) a range of mental vision
  • in his sight she could do no wrong
• (n) the range of vision
  • out of sight of land
  ken,
• (n) the act of looking or seeing or observing
  • he tried to get a better view of it
  • his survey of the battlefield was limited
  survey, view,
• (n) (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
  • 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
  good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, batch, heap, mass, mountain, pile, plenty, raft, stack, wad, deal, flock, pot, mess,

Verbs

• (v) catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
  • he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
  spy,
• (v) take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

Synonyms

spy visual modality visual sense vision ken survey view good deal great deal hatful lot mickle mint muckle passel peck quite a little slew spate tidy sum batch heap mass mountain pile plenty raft stack wad deal flock pot mess

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