noun
an instance of visual perception
Examples
- the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
- the train was an unexpected sight
noun
anything that is seen
Examples
- he was a familiar sight on the television
- they went to Paris to see the sights
noun
the ability to see
Synonyms
vision
visual sense
visual modality
Examples
- the visual faculty
noun
a range of mental vision
Examples
- in his sight she could do no wrong
noun
the range of vision
Synonyms
Examples
- out of sight of land
noun
the act of looking or seeing or observing
Synonyms
Examples
- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
catch sight of
Synonyms
Examples
- to perceive with the eyes
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
verb
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)