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. |
Deep-read (a.) Profoundly book- learned. |
Half-read (a.) Informed by insufficient reading |
Long-sight (n.) Long-sightedness. |
Read (n.) Rennet. See 3d Reed. |
Read (imp. & p. p.) of Read |
Reading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Read |
Read (v. t.) To advise |
Read (v. t.) To interpret |
Read (v. t.) To tell |
Read (v. t.) To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly |
Read (v. t.) Hence, to know fully |
Read (v. t.) To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc. |
Read (v. t.) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks |
Read (v. i.) To give advice or counsel. |
Read (v. i.) To tell |
Read (v. i.) To perform the act of reading |
Read (v. i.) To study by reading |
Read (v. i.) To learn by reading. |
Read (v. i.) To appear in writing or print |
Read (v. i.) To produce a certain effect when read |
Read (v. t.) Saying |
Read (v.) Reading. |
Read () imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i. |
Read (a.) Instructed or knowing by reading |
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. |
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 |
CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
erasable programmable read-only memory EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
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 |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
reading room | a room set aside for reading |
read-only memory ROM read-only storage fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
read-only memory chip | a memory chip providing read-only memory |
readout read-out | an electronic device the displays information is a visual form |
read write head head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
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 |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
read | something that is read, the article was a very good read |
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) |
readout read-out | the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device |
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 |
readout read-out | the output of a computer in readable form |
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 |
Read method of childbirth Read method | a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological, involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises |