1. sight - Noun
2. sight - Verb
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.
The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.
A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
The instrument of seeing; the eye.
Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.
Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.
A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming.
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.
A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.
To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.
To take aim by a sight.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMan cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide
The person who abides in solitude and quiet is delivered from fighting three battles: hearing, speech, and sight. Then there remains one battle to fight-the battle of the heart. Anthony the Great
Images are books for the illiterate and silent heralds of the honor of the saints, teaching those who see with a soundless voice and sanctifying the sight. John of Damascus
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Italian Proverb
A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned. Arabic Proverb
It is in vain to lay a net in sight of the birds. Italian Proverb