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. appearance, phenomenon, sight,
spectacle, show, premonstration|, scene, species, view, coup d'oeil,
lookout, outlook, prospect,
vista,
perspective, bird's-eye view, scenery, landscape, picture,
tableau, display, exposure, mise en scene, rising of the curtain,
phantasm,
phantom,
pageant,
spectacle, peep-show,
raree-show, gallanty-show, ombres chinoises,
magic lantern,
phantasmagoria, dissolving views, biograph, cinematograph, moving pictures,
panorama,
diorama,
cosmorama,
georama, coup de theatre, jeu de theatre,
pageantry,
insignia, aspect, angle, phase,
phasis, seeming, shape,
guise, look,
complexion, color, image,
mien, air, cast, carriage, port,
demeanor, presence, expression, first blush, face of the thing, point of view, light, lineament feature trait lines, outline, outside,
contour, face, countenance,
physiognomy,
visage,
phiz, cast of countenance,
profile,
tournure, cut of one's jib,
metoposcopy, outside
V. appear, be visible, become visible, seem, look, show, present the appearance of, wear the appearance of, carry the appearance of, have the appearance of, bear the appearance of, exhibit the appearance of, take the appearance of, take on the appearance of, assume the appearance, present the semblance of, wear the semblance of, carry the semblance of, have the semblance of, bear the semblance of, exhibit the semblance of, take the semblance of, take on the semblance of, assume the semblance of, look like, cut a figure, figure, present to the view, show
Adv. apparently, to all seeming, to all appearance,
ostensibly,
seemingly, as it seems, on the face of it,
prima facie, at the first blush, at first sight, in the eyes of, to the eye
Phr. editio princeps
N. {ant. 526} manifestation, plainness, plain speaking, expression, showing, exposition, demonstration, exhibition, production, display, show, showing off, premonstration|, exhibit, indication,
publicity,
disclosure, openness, (artlessness) 703, panchement, evidence
V. make manifest, render manifest, bring forth, bring forward, bring to the front, bring into view, give notice, express, represent, set forth, exhibit, show, show up,
expose, produce, hold up to view, expose to view, set before one, place before one, lay before one, one's eyes, tell to one's face, trot out, put through one's paces, bring to light, display,
demonstrate, unroll, lay open, draw out, bring out, bring out in strong relief, call into notice, bring into notice, hold up the mirror, wear one's heart upon his sleeve, show one's face, show one's colors, manifest oneself, speak out, make no mystery, make no secret of, unfurl the flag,
proclaim, indicate, disclose,
elicit, be manifest, appear,
transpire, speak for itself, stand to reason, stare one in the face, rear its head, give token, give sign, give indication of, tell its own tale
Adj. manifest, apparent,
salient, striking,
demonstrative, prominent, in the foreground, notable, pronounced,
flagrant,
notorious,
arrant, stark staring, unshaded,
glaring, defined, definite, distinct, conspicuous, obvious, evident, unmistakable,
indubitable, not to be mistaken,
palpable,
self-evident,
autoptical, intelligible, plain, clear, clear as day, clear as daylight, clear as noonday, plain as a pike staff, plain as the sun at noon-day, plain as the nose on one's face, plain as the way to parish church,
explicit,
overt, patent, express,
ostensible, open, open as day, naked, bare,
literal,
downright,
undisguised,
exoteric, unreserved,
frank,
plain-spoken, candid (veracious) 543,
barefaced, manifested, disclosed, capable of being shown, producible,
inconcealable, unconcealable, no secret
Adv. manifestly, openly, before one's eyes, under one's nose, to one's face, face to face, above board, cartes sur table, on the stage, in open court, in the open streets, in market overt, in the face of day, face of heaven, in broad daylight, in open daylight, without reserve, at first blush, prima facie, on the face of, in set terms
Phr. cela saute aux yeux, he that runs may read, you can see it with half an eye, it needs no ghost to tell us, the meaning lies on the surface, cela va sans dire, res ipsa loquitur, "clothing the palpable and familiar", fari quae sentiat, volto sciolto i pensieri stretti, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"