ALL meanings of resighting
sight
R r - noun resighting the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
- noun resighting an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
- noun resighting one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
- noun resighting a view; glimpse. 1
- noun resighting mental perception or regard; judgment. 1
- noun resighting something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London. 1
- noun resighting Informal. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight. 1
- noun resighting Commerce. presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight. a showing of goods, especially gems, held periodically for wholesalers. 1
- noun resighting Older Use. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve. 1
- noun resighting an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction. 1
- noun resighting any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming. 1
- noun resighting Obsolete. skill; insight. 1
- verb with object resighting to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north. 1
- verb with object resighting to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), especially with surveying or navigating instruments. 1
- verb with object resighting to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm. 1
- verb with object resighting to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun. 1
- verb without object resighting to aim or observe through a sight. 1
- verb without object resighting to look carefully in a certain direction. 1
- idioms resighting at first sight, at the first glimpse; at once: It was love at first sight. 1
- idioms resighting at sight, immediately upon seeing, especially without referring elsewhere for assurance, further information, etc.: to translate something at sight. Commerce. on presentation: a draft payable at sight. 1
- idioms resighting catch sight of, to get a glimpse of; espy: We caught sight of the lake below. 1
- idioms resighting know by sight, to recognize (a person or thing) seen previously: I know him by sight, but I know nothing about him. 1
- idioms resighting not by a long sight, Informal. definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight. 1
- idioms resighting on / upon sight, immediately upon seeing: to shoot him on sight; to recognize someone on sight. 1
- idioms resighting out of sight, beyond one's range of vision. Informal. beyond reason; exceedingly high: The price is out of sight. Slang. (often used as an interjection) fantastic; marvelous: a ceremony so glamorous it was out of sight. Oh wow! Out of sight! 1
- idioms resighting sight for sore eyes, someone or something whose appearance on the scene is cause for relief or gladness. 1
- idioms resighting sight unseen, without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen. 1