Breech sight
() A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim. |
Cross-reading
(n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas. |
Long-sight
(n.) Long-sightedness. |
Reading
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Read |
Reading
(n.) The act of one who reads |
Reading
(n.) Study of books |
Reading
(n.) A lecture or prelection |
Reading
(n.) The way in which anything reads |
Reading
(n.) Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage |
Reading
(n.) An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument |
Reading
(a.) Of or pertaining to the act of reading |
Reading
(a.) Addicted to reading |
Second-sight
(n.) The power of discerning what is not visible to the physical eye, or of foreseeing future events, esp. such as are of a disastrous kind |
Sight
(v. t.) The act of seeing |
Sight
(v. t.) The power of seeing |
Sight
(v. t.) The state of admitting unobstructed vision |
Sight
(v. t.) A spectacle |
Sight
(v. t.) The instrument of seeing |
Sight
(v. t.) Inspection |
Sight
(v. t.) Mental view |
Sight
(v. t.) A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained |
Sight
(v. t.) 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. |
Sight
(v. t.) 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. |
Sight
(v. t.) A great number, quantity, or sum |
Sight
(v. t.) To get sight of |
Sight
(v. t.) To look at through a sight |
Sight
(v. t.) To apply sights to |
Sight
(v. i.) To take aim by a sight. |
Sight-hole
(n.) A hole for looking through |
Sight-seeing
(a.) Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights |
Sight-seeing
(n.) The act of seeing sights |
Sight-seer
(n.) One given to seeing sights or noted things, or eager for novelties or curiosities. |
Sight-shot
(n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
| reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
view
survey sight | the act of looking or seeing or observing, he tried to get a better view of it, his survey of the battlefield was limited |
| teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
| reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
battle sight
battlesight | an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges |
gunsight
gun-sight | a sight used for aiming a gun |
lectern
reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
| open sight | rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope |
| panoramic sight | gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle |
| peep sight | rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned |
| reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
| reading room | a room set aside for reading |
| sight setting | the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions |
telescopic sight
telescope sight | gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight |
| sight ken | the range of vision, out of sight of land |
sight
vision visual sense
visual modality | the ability to see, the visual faculty |
night vision
night-sight
scotopic vision
twilight vision | the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) |
palmistry
palm reading
chiromancy
chirology | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
| reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message, his main reading was detective stories, suggestions for further reading |
reading meter reading
indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
| interpretation reading version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
| sight | an instance of visual perception, the sight of his wife brought him back to reality, the train was an unexpected sight |
| sight | a range of mental vision, in his sight she could do no wrong |
reading
reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
| reading program | a program designed to teach literacy skills |
sight gag
visual joke | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) |
| sight | anything that is seen, he was a familiar sight on the television, they went to Paris to see the sights |
| play reading | performance of a play by a group of readers |
| reading clinic | a clinic for people with reading disabilities |
| first reading | the first presentation of a bill in a legislature |
| second reading | the second presentation of a bill in a legislature, to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US) |
| reading | a particular interpretation or performance, on that reading it was an insult, he was famous for his reading of Mozart |
recitation
recital reading | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance, the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems |
clairvoyance
second sight
extrasensory perception
E.S.P.
ESP | apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses |
line of sight
line of vision | an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks |
| Reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England |
| reading teacher | someone who teaches students to read |
sight draft
sight bill | a draft payable on presentation |
b batch
deal
flock
good deal
great deal
hatful heap
lot
mass
mess
mickle
mint
mountain
muckle
passel
peck
pile
plenty
pot quite a little
raft
sight
slew
spate
stack
tidy sum
wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
sightread
sight-read | perform music from a score without having seen the score before, He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread |
sightsing
sight-sing | sing from a score without having seen it before, This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces |
catch sight
get a look
catch a glimpse | see something for a brief time |
| lose sight of | be no longer able to see, We lost sight of the tower as pulled out of the harbor |
| spy sight | catch sight of, to perceive with the eyes, he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge |
| sight | take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) |
| in sight | at or within a reasonable distance for seeing, not a policeman in sight, kept the monkey in view |
concealed
hidden
out of sight | not accessible to view, concealed (or hidden) damage, in stormy weather the stars are out of sight |
by no means
not by a long sight
not by a blame sight | definitely not, the prize is by no means certain, and that isn't all, not by a long sight |
at first sight
at first glance | immediately, it was love at first sight |
doggo
out of sight
in hiding | quietly in concealment, he lay doggo |