sight (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 9 senses of the word *sight*:
NOUN	cognition	sight	an instance of visual perception
communication	sight	anything that is seen
cognition	sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality	the ability to see
cognition	sight	a range of mental vision
cognition	sight, ken	the range of vision
act	sight, view, survey	the act of looking or seeing or observing / observing
quantity	sight, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad	(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
VERB	perception	sight, spy	catch sight of
perception	sight	take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

sight pronunciation
Sounds	say't
Rhymes	acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 1, cognition
Meaning	An instance of visual perception.
Examples	"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality" "the train was an unexpected sight"
Broader	visual percept, visual image	A percept that arises from the eyes
Spanish	imagen, visión, vista
Verbs	sight	catch sight of

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 2, communication
Meaning	Anything that is seen.
Examples	"he was a familiar sight on the television" "they went to Paris to see the sights"
Narrower	spectacle	Something or someone seen / seen / seen (especially a notable or unusual sight / sight)
Broader	display	Exhibiting openly in public view
Spanish	visión
Catalan	visió
Verbs	sight	catch sight of

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 3, cognition
Meaning	The ability to see; the visual faculty.
Synonyms	vision, visual sense, visual modality
Category of	visual system	The sensory system for vision
Narrower	achromatic vision	vision using the rods
	acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness	Sharpness of vision
	binocular vision	vision involving the use of both eyes
	central vision	vision using the fovea and parafovea
	color vision, chromatic vision, trichromacy	The normal ability to see colors
	daylight vision, photopic vision	normal vision in daylight
	distance vision	vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
	eyesight, seeing, sightedness	normal use of the faculty of vision
	monocular vision	vision with only one eye
	near vision	vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
	night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision	The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
	peripheral vision	vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
	stigmatism	normal eyesight
Broader	exteroception	sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Broader	modality, sense modality, sensory system	A particular sense
Spanish	visión, vista
Catalan	visió, vista
Adjectives	ocular, optic, optical, visual	relating to or using sight
Verbs	sight	catch sight of

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 4, cognition
Meaning	A range of mental vision.
Example	"in his sight she could do no wrong"
Broader	position, view, perspective	A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Spanish	punto de vista, vista

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 6, act
Meaning	The act of looking or seeing or observing / observing.
Synonyms	view, survey
Narrower	eyeful	A full view
Broader	look, looking, looking at	The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Spanish	vista
Catalan	vista
Verbs	sight	catch sight of

Englishsight: 9 senses noun 7, quantity
Meaning	(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent.
Synonyms	batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
Narrower	flood, inundation, deluge, torrent	An overwhelming number or amount
Narrower	haymow	A mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Broader	large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount	An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Spanish	avalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila
Catalan	apilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou

Englishsight: 9 senses verb 1, perception
Meaning	catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
Synonym	spy
Narrower	descry, spot, espy, spy	Catch sight of
Narrower	detect, observe, find, discover, notice	Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Broader	perceive, comprehend	To become aware of through the senses
Spanish	avistar, divisar, ver
Catalan	albirar, ataüllar, divisar
Nouns	sight	the act of looking or seeing or observing / observing
	sight	the ability to see
	sight	an instance of visual perception
	sight	the range of vision
	sight	anything that is seen
	sighting	the act of observing / observing

Englishsight: 9 senses verb 2, perception
Meaning	take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) .
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Spanish	ver

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