Cite vs. Sight

Citenoun

(informal) a citation

Citeverb

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

Citeverb

To urge; to enjoin.

Citeverb

To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

Citeverb

To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.

Citeverb

To bespeak; to indicate.

Citeverb

To notify of a proceeding in court.

Citeverb

make reference to;

Citeverb

commend;

Citeverb

refer to;

Citeverb

repeat a passage from;

Citeverb

refer to for illustration or proof;

Citeverb

advance evidence for

Citeverb

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Citeverb

refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work

Citeverb

mention as an example

Citeverb

praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act

Citeverb

summon (someone) to appear in court

Citenoun

a citation.

Sightnoun

(in the singular) The ability to see.

Sightnoun

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

Sightnoun

Something seen.

Sightnoun

Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

Sightnoun

A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

Sightnoun

A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

Sightnoun

a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.

Sightnoun

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, the open space, the opening.

Sightnoun

(obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Sightnoun

Mental view; opinion; judgment.

Sightverb

(transitive) To register visually.

Sightverb

(transitive) To get sight of (something).

Sightverb

(transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

Sightverb

(transitive) To take aim at.

Sightnoun

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

Sightnoun

The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.

Sightnoun

The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.

Sightnoun

A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.

Sightnoun

The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Sightnoun

Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.

Sightnoun

Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.

Sightnoun

A small aperture or optical device through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; - used on surveying instruments; as, the sight of a quadrant.

Sightnoun

An optical device or 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. A telescope mounted on a weapon, such as a rifle, and used for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a telescopic sight.

Sightnoun

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.

Sightnoun

A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.

Sightverb

To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.

Sightverb

To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.

Sightverb

To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.

Sightverb

To take aim by a sight.

Sightnoun

an instance of visual perception;

Sightnoun

anything that is seen;

Sightnoun

the ability to see; the faculty of vision

Sightnoun

a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

Sightnoun

a range of mental vision;

Sightnoun

the range of vision;

Sightnoun

the act of looking or seeing or observing;

Sightnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Sightverb

catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes;

Sightnoun

the faculty or power of seeing

Sightnoun

the action or fact of seeing someone or something

Sightnoun

the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen

Sightnoun

a person's view or consideration

Sightnoun

a thing that one sees or that can be seen

Sightnoun

places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place

Sightnoun

a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance

Sightnoun

a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation

Sightverb

manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of

Sightverb

take aim by looking through the sights of a gun

Sightverb

take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight

Sightverb

adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument)