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121sight|see — «SYT SEE», intransitive verb, transitive verb, saw, seen, see|ing. to go around to see objects or places of interest: »We all swam,…sailed a little, sightsaw, and constructed castles in the sand (Moira Keenan). Eight tour buses a day visit the… …
122Sight word — A sight word is any word that is known by a reader automatically. Sight words are pronounced without decoding the word s spelling. A common first sight word is a child s given name. Beginning readers are at an advantage when they learn to read… …
123Sight (device) — Sights redirects here. For the rock band, see The Sights .A sight is an optical device used to assist aim by guiding the eye and aligning it with a weapon or other item to be pointed. Various forms of sights exist, such as iron sights, red dot… …
124sight-reading — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : the action or an instance of reading at sight b. : the ability to read at sight 2. : material for reading at sight * * * sight reading noun …
125sight-read — verb perform music from a score without having seen the score before He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread • Syn: ↑sightread • Derivationally related forms: ↑sightreader (for: ↑sightread) • …
126sight unseen — adverb : without inspection or opportunity of appraisal can t expect him to buy such an expensive place sight unseen * * * sight unseen : without seeing or examining something They bought the house sight unseen. [=they bought the house without… …
127sight for sore eyes — {n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. * /After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ * / Jack! You re a sight for sore eyes! / …
128sight for sore eyes — {n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. * /After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ * / Jack! You re a sight for sore eyes! / …
