sight

n

1. vision, eyesight, eyes.

2. range or field of vision, eyeshot, eyereach, ken, view; gaze, look; inspection, scrutiny.

3. glimpse, brief look, look, glance, Fr. apercu, Scot. glisk, Fr. coup d'oeil, Inf. once-over, Inf. looksee, Sl. gander, peek, peep.

4. judgment, opinion, observation, estimation, point of view; feeling, impression, perception.

5. spectacle, curiosity, rarity, nonesuch; marvel, wonder, miracle, phenomenon; quite a thing, really something, one for the books, something to write home about.

6.Chiefly Dialect. a great deal, lots, a lot, tons, loads, heaps, piles, slews.

7. sighthole, peep sight, open sight, telescopic sight, bead.

8. at first sight

a. at the first glimpse, at once, at the first blush, on the spot.b. apparently, ostensibly, to all appearances, to the eye, on the surface, on the face of it.

9. catch sight of

see, get a glimpse of, Sl. get a load of, take in, look on or upon, set or lay eyes on, see with one's own eyes; glance, look quickly or briefly, cast a brief look at.

10. not by a long sight

Informal. probably not, hardly, not likely; definitely not, no way, not in a million years.

11. out of sight

a. beyond range of vision, out of range, imperceptible, unseeable, sightless; remote, far away, in the distance.b. beyond reason, unreasonable, unconscionable; preposterous, outrageous, ridiculous, absurd; out of the question, not worth considering or talking about.c. exorbitant, expensive, extravagant, inordinate, immoderate.d.Slang. extraordinary, Sl. far out, unreal, outrageous, neat, Sl. cool, out of the-ordinary.

v

12. see, view, behold, catch sight of, look at, Inf. lay eyes on, Inf. eyeball, Sl. lamp; observe, witness, look on, survey, scan; scrutinize, inspect, pour over, peer at; stare at, goggle, gawk at, ogle.

13. glimpse, glance, catch sight of. See sight(def. 9).

14. aim, take aim, Inf. draw a bead on, aim at.