SIGHT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of looking or seeing or observing
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he tried to get a better view of it
    • his survey of the battlefield was limited
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the range of vision
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • out of sight of land
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the ability to see
    • the faculty of vision
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • an instance of visual perception
    Usage Example(s)
    • the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
    • the train was an unexpected sight
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a range of mental vision
    Usage Example(s)
    • in his sight she could do no wrong
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • anything that is seen
    Usage Example(s)
    • he was a familiar sight on the television
    • they went to Paris to see the sights
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a batch of letters
    • a deal of trouble
    • a lot of money
    • he made a mint on the stock market
    • it must have cost plenty
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SIGHT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • catch sight of
    • to perceive with the eyes
    Usage Example(s)
    • he caught sight of the king’’s men coming over the ridge
    Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)