" sights "

1: an instance of looking especially briefly;

  * e.g., " ... he always fainted at the merest sight of blood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  casts,

•  eyes,

•  ganders,

•  glances,

•  glimpses,

•  looks,

•  peeks,

•  peeps,

•  regards,

•  views

•  Antonyms : 

•  aces,

•  bits,

•  dabs,

•  drams,

•  driblets,

•  glimmers,

•  handfuls,

•  hints,

•  licks,

•  little,

•  mites,

•  mouthfuls,

•  nips,

•  ounces,

•  peanuts,

•  pinches,

•  pittances,

•  scruples,

•  shades,

•  shadows,

•  smidgens,

•  specks,

•  spots,

•  sprinkles,

•  sprinklings,

•  strains,

•  streaks,

•  suspicions,

•  tastes,

•  touches,

•  traces

2: something unpleasant to look at;

  * e.g., " ... the frat house was a sight the morning after the party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  eyesores,

•  frights,

•  hideosities,

•  horrors,

•  messes,

•  monstrosities

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a considerable amount;

  * e.g., " ... this place sure is a good sight better than that last motel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abundances,

•  barrels,

•  basketfuls,

•  boatloads,

•  buckets,

•  bunches,

•  bundles,

•  bushels,

•  carloads,

•  chunks,

•  deals,

•  dozens,

•  fistfuls,

•  gobs,

•  good deals,

•  heaps,

•  hundreds,

•  lashings,

•  loads,

•  lots,

•  masses,

•  messes,

•  mountains,

•  much,

•  multiplicities,

•  myriads,

•  oodles,

•  packs,

•  passels,

•  pecks,

•  piles,

•  platefuls,

•  plenitudes,

•  plenties,

•  plentitudes,

•  potfuls,

•  pots,

•  profusions,

•  quantities,

•  rafts,

•  reams,

•  scads,

•  sheaves,

•  shiploads,

•  slews,

•  spates,

•  stacks,

•  stores,

•  tons,

•  truckloads,

•  volumes,

•  wads,

•  wealths,

•  yards

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a position within view;

  * e.g., " ... get out of my sight! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  company,

•  presence

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  bit,

•  dab,

•  dram,

•  driblet,

•  glimmer,

•  handful,

•  hint,

•  lick,

•  little,

•  mite,

•  mouthful,

•  nip,

•  ounce,

•  peanuts,

•  pinch,

•  pittance,

•  scruple,

•  shade,

•  shadow,

•  smidgen,

•  speck,

•  spot,

•  sprinkle,

•  sprinkling,

•  strain,

•  streak,

•  suspicion,

•  tad,

•  taste,

•  touch,

•  trace

2: an instance of looking especially briefly;

  * e.g., " ... he always fainted at the merest sight of blood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cast,

•  eye,

•  gander,

•  glance,

•  glimpse,

•  look,

•  peek,

•  peep,

•  regard,

•  view

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something unpleasant to look at;

  * e.g., " ... the frat house was a sight the morning after the party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  eyesore,

•  fright,

•  hideosity,

•  horror,

•  mess,

•  monstrosity

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses;

  * e.g., " ... the fairy world was believed to be visible to people blessed with second sight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clairvoyance,

•  extrasensory perception,

•  sixth sense

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beholds,

•  catches,

•  descries,

•  discerns,

•  distinguishes,

•  espies,

•  eyes,

•  looks (at),

•  notes,

•  notices,

•  observes,

•  perceives,

•  regards,

•  remarks,

•  sees,

•  spies,

•  spots,

•  views,

•  witnesses

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land "

•  Synonyms : 

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  descry,

•  discern,

•  distinguish,

•  espy,

•  eye,

•  look (at),

•  note,

•  notice,

•  observe,

•  perceive,

•  regard,

•  remark,

•  see,

•  spot,

•  spy,

•  view,

•  witness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop;

  * e.g., " ... the hen set for days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brood,

•  hatch,

•  incubate,

•  sit

•  Antonyms : 

•  loose,

•  loosen,

•  unfasten,

•  unfix,

•  unloose,

•  unloosen

2: to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority;

  * e.g., " ... set a date for the wedding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appoint,

•  designate,

•  fix,

•  name

•  Antonyms : 

•  liquefy,

•  soften

3: to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding;

  * e.g., " ... fire losses were set at a million dollars "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appraise,

•  assess,

•  estimate,

•  evaluate,

•  guesstimate,

•  rate,

•  valuate,

•  value

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)