Breech sight () A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim. |
Common sense () See Common sense, under Sense. |
Long-sight (n.) Long-sightedness. |
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 |
Sense (v. t.) A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body |
Sense (v. t.) Perception by the sensory organs of the body |
Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect |
Sense (v. t.) Sound perception and reasoning |
Sense (v. t.) That which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or opinion |
Sense (v. t.) Meaning |
Sense (v. t.) Moral perception or appreciation. |
Sense (v. t.) One of two opposite directions in which a line, surface, or volume, may be supposed to be described by the motion of a point, line, or surface. |
Sense (v. t.) To perceive by the senses |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
humor humour sense of humor sense of humour | the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous, she didn't appreciate my humor, you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor |
purposefulness sense of purpose | the quality of having a definite purpose |
sense organ sensory receptor receptor | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense mother wit | sound practical judgment, Common sense is not so common, he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples, fortunately she had the good sense to run away |
road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road |
sight ken | the range of vision, out of sight of land |
sense sensation sentience sentiency sensory faculty | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended, in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing |
modality sense modality sensory system | a particular sense |
sight vision visual sense visual modality | the ability to see, the visual faculty |
touch sense of touch skin senses touch modality cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
night vision night-sight scotopic vision twilight vision | the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) |
hearing audition auditory sense sense of hearing auditory modality | the ability to hear, the auditory faculty, his hearing was impaired |
taste gustation sense of taste gustatory modality | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
smell sense of smell olfaction olfactory modality | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents |
kinesthesis kinaesthesis kinesthesia kinaesthesia kinesthetics muscle sense sense of movement | the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body |
equilibrium labyrinthine sense vestibular sense sense of balance sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
somesthesia somesthesis somaesthesia somaesthesis somatesthesia somataesthesis somatosensory system somatic sensory system somatic sense | the faculty of bodily perception, sensory systems associated with the body, includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs |
sense | a general conscious awareness, a sense of security, a sense of happiness, a sense of danger, a sense of self |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
sense of responsibility | an awareness of your obligations |
insight sixth sense | grasping the inner nature of things intuitively |
sensation esthesis aesthesis sense experience sense impression sense datum | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation, a sensation of touch |
sense | a natural appreciation or ability, a keen musical sense, a good sense of timing |
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 |
sense tagger | a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of words or expressions |
sense signified | the meaning of a word or expression, the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted, the dictionary gave several senses for the word, in the best sense charity is really a duty, the signifier is linked to the signified |
word meaning word sense acceptation | the accepted meaning of a word |
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 |
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 |
conscience scruples moral sense sense of right and wrong | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
sense of shame sense of duty | a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
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 |
sense of the meeting | general agreement reached by an assembled group, no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting |
sense | comprehend, I sensed the real meaning of his letter |
smell smell out sense | become aware of not through the senses but instinctively, I sense his hostility, i smell trouble, smell out corruption |
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 |
feel sense | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles, He felt the wind, She felt an object brushing her arm, He felt his flesh crawl, She felt the heat when she got out of the car |