in+the+sight+of

  • 81The Magic Swan — is a European fairy tale collected by Hermann Kletke. Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book . [Andrew Lang, The Green Fairy Book , [http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/370.htm The Magic Swan] ] .ynopsisTwo older brothers abused the… …

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  • 82the old Adam —    (the) a man s lust    Referring to the unregenerate character of our common ancestor before life became complicated for him and he passed on to us, with St Paul s help, our sexual complexes:     I felt the old Adam stir at the sight of her.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 83sight — {{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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  • 84sight — 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

  • 85sight — 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

  • 86sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 87sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn …

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  • 88sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… …

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  • 89sight — n. view 1) to catch; keep sight of 2) to lose sight of 3) at (the) sight (to faint at the sight of blood; to fall in love at first sight) 4) by sight (to know smb. by sight) 5) in, within sight (the ship was no longer in sight) 6) on sight (to… …

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  • 90sight*/*/*/ — [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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