Breech sight () A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim. |
Draft (a.) Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught. |
Draft (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught. |
Draft (v. t.) To draw the outline of |
Draft (v. t.) To compose and write |
Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society |
Draft (v. t.) To transfer by draft. |
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 |
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. |
draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
gulp draft draught swig | a large and hurried swallow, he finished it at a single gulp |
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 |
conscription muster draft selective service | compulsory military service |
draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
draft horse draught horse dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
battle sight battlesight | an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges |
draft draught | a dose of liquid medicine, he took a sleeping draft |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace |
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 |
draft draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) |
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) |
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 |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
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 |
draft draught potation tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg, they served beer on draft |
draft beer draught beer | beer drawn from a keg |
draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service |
line of sight line of vision | an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks |
draft dodger draft evader | someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve |
draft draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) |
draft bill of exchange order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
foreign bill foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
bank draft banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank |
sight draft sight bill | a draft payable on presentation |
time draft time bill | a draft payable at a specified future date |
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 |
enlist draft muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
blueprint draft draught | make a blueprint of |
draft outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something, draft a speech |
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 |
shallow-draft shallow-draught | of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline, a shallow-draft river boat |