sight

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. vision, eyesight; view, vista, scene; appearance, aspect, look; spectacle, display; visibility; aim, observation; eyesore (see ugliness).

- at sight

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The power of seeing]

Syn. perception, apperception, eyesight, eyes for, range of vision, apprehension, ken, keen sight, clear sight, good sight; see also vision 1 .

2. [Something worth seeing; often plural ]

Syn. show, view, spectacle, display, scene, point of interest, local scene.

3. [*An unsightly person]

Syn. eyesore, hag, ogre, ogress, bum, scarecrow, fright; see also slob , tramp 1 .

• a sight for sore eyes*,

Syn. beauty, welcome sight, delight; see blessing 2 , friend 1 .

• at first sight,

Syn. hastily, without much thought, without due consideration, provisionally; see quickly 1 , 2 , rashly .

• by sight,

Syn. somewhat acquainted, not intimately, superficially; see unfamiliar 1 .

• catch sight of,

Syn. glimpse, notice, see momentarily, catch a glimpse of; see see 1 .

• lose sight of,

Syn. miss, fail to follow, slip up on*; see forget 2 , neglect 1 , omit 1 .

• on sight,

Syn. at once, without hesitation, precipitately; see immediately , quickly 1 , 2 .

• out of sight,

Syn. disappeared, vanished, indiscernible; see gone 1 , invisible 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. eyesight vision, visual perception, eyes.

2. range of vision eyeshot, view, focus.

3. spectacle scene, vision, show, curiosity, picture.

4. mess fright, horror, monstrosity, spectacle.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An act of directing the eyes on an object: contemplation, look, regard, view. See SEE. 2. The faculty of seeing: eye, eyesight, seeing, vision. Archaic: light1. See SEE. 3. That which is or can be seen: lookout, outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene, view, vista. See SEE. 4. Informal An unsightly object: mess, monstrosity, ugliness. Informal: fright, ugly. See BEAUTIFUL. 5. Regional. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional: power. See BIG.