sight

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Synonyms: light, slight, right, sigh, wight, tight, fight, might, bight, night, dight

Antonyms: light, slight, right, sigh, wight, tight, fight, might, bight, night, dight

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[sense]] or [[faculty]] by which objects are perceived through the agency of [[light]]; the sense by which we [[see]].
2. An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; [[view]] (''see also idiomatic expressions such as ''[[in sight]]'', ''[[out of sight]]'', ''[[catch sight of]]'', etc.'')
3. Something [[seen]].
4. {{senseid|en|spectacle}} {{lb|en|often|in the plural}} Something worth seeing; a [[spectacle]], either good or bad.
5. {{lb|en|often|in the plural}} A device used in aiming a [[projectile]], through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; ''see also ''[[in one's sights]]''.''
6. A small [[aperture]] through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
7. {{lb|en|now|_|colloquial}} a [[great deal]], a [[lot]]; {{non-gloss|frequently used to intensify a comparative}}.
8. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The instrument of seeing; the [[eye]].
10. Mental view; [[opinion]]; [[judgment]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) [[#Noun|sight]].

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