First+sight

  • 21at first sight — index prima facie (self evident) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 22love at first sight — an immediate, strong attraction for someone you just met. She took an immediate liking to him – it was love at first sight …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 23Sight 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 24sight — ► NOUN 1) the faculty or power of seeing. 2) the action or fact of seeing someone or something. 3) the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen. 4) a thing that one sees or that can be seen. 5) (sights) places of… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 25sight — [sīt] n. [ME siht < OE (ge)siht < base of seon, to SEE1] 1. a) something seen; view b) a remarkable or spectacular view; spectacle c) a thing worth seeing usually used in pl. [the sights of the city] …

    English World dictionary

  • 26first — [ fɜrst ] function word *** First can be used in the following ways: as a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. as a pronoun: It s often tougher for a team in their second year than their first. as an adverb: Speak to me first, before… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27sight-read — [ saıt ,rid ] (past tense and past participle sight read [ saıt ,red ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to sing or play written music the first time you look at it, without practicing it first ╾ sight read|ing noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28First and Second Samuel —     First and Second Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings     (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL.     For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 29sight reading — sight reading, a reading of a piece of music or passage in a foreign language at first sight …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30at first sight — apparently at first; when seen for the first time (also at first glance) …

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