look a sight

  • 1look a sight —    If a person looks a sight, their appearance is awful, unsuitable or very untidy.     She looks a sight in that dress! …

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  • 2look — I (complexion) noun appearance, aspect, bearing, cast, color, complexion, condition, configuration, countenance, demeanor, deportment, fashion, feature, figure, front, general aspect, guise, idea, impression, manner, mien, presence, quality,… …

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  • 3sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …

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  • 4sight — sight1 W2S2 [saıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to see)¦ 2¦(act of seeing)¦ 3¦(thing you see)¦ 4 in/within sight 5 within/in sight of something 6 in your sights 7 out of sight 8 out of sight, out of mind 9 disappear/vanish from sight …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5sight — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6sight*/*/*/ — [saɪt] noun I 1) [U] the ability to see using your eyes Syn: eyesight, vision people with poor sight[/ex] 2) [U] the act of seeing someone or something I don t know him personally, but I know him by sight (= I know what he looks like).[/ex] The… …

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  • 7sight — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesiht faculty or act of sight, thing seen; akin to Old High German gisiht sight, Old English sēon to see Date: before 12th century 1. something that is seen ; spectacle 2. a. a thing regarded… …

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  • 8sight — 1. noun 1) she has excellent sight Syn: eyesight, vision, eyes, faculty of sight, visual perception 2) her first sight of it Syn: view, glimpse, glance, look 3) within sight of the ene …

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  • 9look# — look vb 1 *see, watch Analogous words: *gaze, gape, stare, glare, peer: *scrutinize, scan, inspect, examine 2 *seem, appear Analogous words: indicate, betoken, bespeak: * …

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  • 10Sight reading — is the reading and performing of a piece of written music, specifically when the performer has not seen it before. Sight singing is often used to describe a singer who is sight reading.Terminologyight ReadingAuthors in the music literature… …

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