N. vision, sight,
optics,
eyesight, view, look,
espial,
glance,
ken, coup d'oeil,
glimpse,
glint,
peep,
gaze,
stare,
leer,
perlustration,
contemplation, conspection|, conspectuity|, regard, survey,
introspection,
reconnaissance, speculation, watch,
espionage, espionnage,
autopsy, ocular inspection, ocular demonstration,
sight-seeing, point of view, gazebo,
loophole,
belvedere,
watchtower, field of view,
theater,
amphitheater,
arena,
vista, horizon, commanding view, bird's eye view,
periscope, visual organ, organ of vision, eye, naked eye, unassisted eye,
retina, pupil,
iris,
cornea, white,
optics, orbs, saucer eyes, goggle eyes, gooseberry eyes, short sight, clear sight, sharp sight, quick sight, eagle sight, piercing sight, penetrating sight, clear glance, sharp glance, quick glance, eagle glance, piercing glance, penetrating glance, clear eye, sharp eye, quick eye, eagle eye, piercing eye, penetrating eye,
perspicacity,
discernment, catopsis, eagle,
hawk, cat,
lynx,
argus,
evil eye,
basilisk,
cockatrice V. see, behold,
discern, perceive, have in sight,
descry, sight, make out, discover, distinguish, recognize,
spy,
espy,
ken, get a sight of, have a sight of, catch a sight of, get a glimpse of, have a glimpse of, catch a glimpse of, command a view of, witness,
contemplate,
speculate, cast the eyes on, set the eyes on, be a spectator of, look on, see sights, see at a glance, look, view, eye, lift up the eyes, open one's eye, look at, look on, look upon, look over, look about one, look round, survey,
scan,
inspect, run the eye over, run the eye through,
reconnoiter, glance round, glance on, glance over turn one's looks upon, bend one's looks upon, direct the eyes to, turn the eyes on, cast a glance, observe, watch, see with one's own eyes, watch for,
peep,
peer,
pry, take a peep, play at bopeep, look full in the face, look hard at, look intently, strain one's eyes, fix the eyes upon, rivet the eyes upon,
stare,
gaze, pore over, gloat on,
leer,
ogle,
glare,
goggle, cock the eye,
squint,
gloat, look askance
Adj. seeing,
visual,
ocular,
optic,
optical,
ophthalmic, clear-eyesighted,
eagle-eyed,
hawk-eyed,
lynx-eyed, keen-eyed,
argus-eyed, visible
Adv. visibly, in sight of, with one's eyes open at sight, at first sight, at a glance, at the first blush,
prima facie Phr. the scales falling from one's eyes, "an eye like mars to threaten or command", "her eyes are homes of silent prayer", "looking before and after", "thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes"
Int. look, &c. (attention) 457
N. expectation,
expectance,
expectancy,
anticipation,
reckoning, calculation,
foresight,
contemplation,
prospection,
lookout, prospect,
perspective, horizon,
vista,
destiny,
suspense, waiting,
abeyance,
curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of tantalus, hope, trust,
auspices, assurance, confidence,
presumption,
reliance V. expect, look for, look out for, look forward to, hope for,
anticipate, have in prospect, have in contemplation, keep in view,
contemplate, promise oneself, not wonder at, not wonder if, wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for, keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for,
await, stand at "attention," abide, bide one's time, watch,
foresee, prepare for,
forestall, count upon, think likely, lead one to expect, have in store for, prick up one's ears, hold one's breath
Adj. expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch,
open-eyed,
open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation,
agape,
gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready, curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected,
foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner,
impending Adv. on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus
Phr. we shall see, nous verrons, "expectation whirls me round", the light at the end of the tunnel
N. intent, intention,
intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition,
contemplation, mind,
animus, view,
purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, "the be all and the end all", drift, tendency,
destination, mark, point,
butt,
goal,
target,
bull's-eye,
quintain, prey,
quarry, game, decision, determination,
resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose,
ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive,
teleology V. intend, purpose, design, mean, have to, propose to oneself, harbor a design, have in view, have in contemplation, have in one's eye, have in- petto, have an eye to, bid for, labor for, be after, aspire after, endeavor after, be at, aim at, drive at, point at, level at, aspire at, take aim, set before oneself, study to, take upon oneself, take into one's head,
meditate, contemplate of, think of, dream of, talk of,
premeditate, compass,
calculate,
destine,
destinate,
propose, project, have a mind to, desire, pursue
Adj. intended,
intentional,
advised, express,
determinate,
prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological adv,
intentionally,
advisedly,
wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design,
studiously, pointedly, with intent,
deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes
Phr. "the road to hell is paved with good intentions", sublimi feriam sidera vertice