sight
/saɪt/
adjective
- Relating to seeing or vision; used for sight.
- The museum offers a sight tour for visually impaired visitors.
- She bought a new sight glass for the laboratory experiment.
- The sight test showed that his eyes were healthy.
noun
- The ability to see; vision.
- He lost his sight in an accident when he was young.
- After the surgery, her sight improved dramatically.
- Eagles have extremely sharp sight, allowing them to spot prey from far away.
- Something that is seen or worth seeing; a view or spectacle.
- The abandoned house was a sad sight to behold.
- We visited all the famous sights during our trip to Paris.
- The sunset over the ocean was a beautiful sight.
- The range or field of vision.
- The ship disappeared from sight as it sailed over the horizon.
- The finish line was finally in sight after hours of running.
- Keep the children in sight at all times at the beach.
- A device on a gun or optical instrument used for aiming or viewing.
- The telescope has a built-in sight to help locate stars.
- Make sure the sight is clean for accurate aiming.
- He adjusted the sight on his rifle before taking the shot.
Antonyms
verb
- To see or observe, especially from a distance or after searching.
- Birdwatchers sighted a rare eagle in the forest this morning.
- The sailors sighted land after weeks at sea.
- We finally sighted the mountain peak through the clouds.
- To aim or look through a sight (on a weapon or instrument).
- The surveyor sighted the distant marker through the level.
- She sighted the target and pulled the trigger.
- He sighted carefully along the barrel before firing.