sights

Noun

sight (countable and uncountable, plural sights)

1. (uncountable) The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
   • Sight is a precious gift.

   Synonyms:

   vision, eyesight, ken, perception

2. An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.)
   • The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.
3. Something seen.
   • The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.

   Synonyms:

   view, vision

4. (in plural, often) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
   • We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
5. (in plural, often) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.
   • He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 236d

   Synonyms:

   peep sight, scope

6. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
   • the sight of a quadrant

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