sight
The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
Noun 4 meanings
The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
“Sight is a precious gift.”
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.)
“The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.”
Something seen.
“The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.”
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
“We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.”
Verb 3 meanings
To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
“to sight land from a ship”
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
“to sight a rifle or a cannon”
To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
Etymology
From Middle English sighte, from Old English sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti (“seeing, sight”), equivalent to see + -t.
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SIGHT at a glance
SIGHT has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,748 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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