Definition of sight

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  • sight is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • sight is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of sight

  • the ability to see; the visual faculty (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. vision
    2. visual modality
    3. visual sense
  • the act of looking or seeing or observing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. survey
    2. view
  • the range of vision (noun)

    Examples

    1. out of sight of land

    Synonyms

    1. ken
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. batch
    2. deal
    3. flock
    4. good deal
    5. great deal
    6. hatful
    7. heap
    8. lot
    9. mass
    10. mess
    11. mickle
    12. mint
    13. mountain
    14. muckle
    15. passel
    16. peck
    17. pile
    18. plenty
    19. pot
    20. quite a little
    21. raft
    22. slew
    23. spate
    24. stack
    25. tidy sum
    26. wad
  • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes (verb)

    Examples

    1. he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge

    Synonyms

    1. spy
  • an instance of visual perception (noun)

    Examples

    1. the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
    2. the train was an unexpected sight
  • anything that is seen (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was a familiar sight on the television
    2. they went to Paris to see the sights
  • a range of mental vision (noun)

    Examples

    1. in his sight she could do no wrong
  • take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) (verb)

See definition of sight in Merriam Webster