bring out
set off
look
observe
look away
squint-eyed
asquint
squint
squinty
askant
askance
sidelong
watch like a hawk
see
eyeball
foreglance
attentionally
perceptionally
overgaze
hang on
gizzing
perceptually
autoptic
gazy
-spect
light
looking
seeing
looking at
visual perception
beholding
foregaze
perceivingly
sken
glancingly
preattention
look after
glanceful
notice
scrutinizingly
sight
jump out
spy
observation
observance
outgaze
color constancy
visually
colour constancy
field
eye
watch
look on
side-eye
mind
regard
survey
attentive
onlook
cast
vigilous
refer
gazing
behold
apparent
make out
perceptive
advertent
the lights are on, but nobody's home
geek
heedful
take notice
intentiveness
obverse
glaum
gaze
roving
concentration
begaze
spotlight
overpeer
retract
postattentive
wakefulness
vigilance
watchfulness
alertness
ganzfeld
gazee
squint-eyed
asquint
squint
squinty
askant
askance
sidelong
autoptic
gazy
glanceful
attentive
vigilous
apparent
perceptive
advertent
heedful
obverse
roving
postattentive
attentionally
perceptionally
perceptually
perceivingly
glancingly
scrutinizingly
visually
foreglance
look
looking
seeing
looking at
visual perception
beholding
foregaze
preattention
notice
observation
observance
glanceful
color constancy
colour constancy
field
eye
onlook
gazing
intentiveness
concentration
wakefulness
vigilance
watchfulness
alertness
ganzfeld
gazee
eyeball
bring out
set off
look
observe
look away
watch like a hawk
see
eyeball
overgaze
hang on
gizzing
light
sken
look after
sight
jump out
spy
outgaze
watch
look on
side-eye
mind
regard
survey
onlook
cast
refer
make out
geek
take notice
behold
glaum
gaze
begaze
spotlight
overpeer
retract
eye
verb
- direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
- make manifest
- bring out of a specific state
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- bring onto the market or release
- encourage to be less reserved
- take out of a container or enclosed space
- bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
verb
- perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
- give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
- to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
- search or seek
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- take charge of or deal with
- convey by one's expression
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- accord in appearance with
- have faith or confidence in
noun
verb
- To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
- To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence); to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
- To comment on something; to make an observation.
- To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion).
verb
adj
noun
verb
verb
- observe as if with an eye
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- deem to be
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- see or watch
- come together
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- go to see for a social visit
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- take charge of or deal with
- receive as a specified guest
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- see and understand, have a good eye
- deliberate or decide
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- conduct someone someplace
- match or meet
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
verb
verb
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- To start (a fire).
- To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- To become ignited; to take fire.
- To set fire to; to set burning.
- To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To find by chance.
adv
noun
- A low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A cigarette lighter.
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- The power of perception by vision.
adj
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- With low viscosity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- Served with extra milk or cream.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
noun
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- an announcement containing information about an event
- a request for payment
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- polite or favorable attention
- a short critical review
verb
verb
- To be obviously, noticeably different; to capture an observer's attention at once.
- To emerge suddenly.
- To exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, out.
- To expel (a member) from a criminal gang.
noun
- The extent of a given perception.
- The background of the shield.
- An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal
- A region containing a particular mineral.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- The background of the flag.
- The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
- The outfield.
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
verb
- To answer; to address.
- To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- To execute research (in the field).
- To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- To deploy in the field.
- The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
- To defeat.
- To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
verb
- observe with attention
- look attentively
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- see or watch
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- observe or determine by looking
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
noun
- a small portable timepiece
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
verb
- To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
- To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
- To purpose, intend, plan.
- To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
- To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
- Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
- To remember.
- To be careful about.
- To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
- To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
- To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
noun
- The ability to be aware of things.
- A healthy mental state.
- Attention, consideration or thought.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- The capability for rational thought.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- The ability to remember things.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
verb
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
noun
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
- An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
verb
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- To throw.
- To throw down or aside.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- To remove, take off (clothes).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
adj
noun
- Visual appearance.
- An object made in a mould.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- A squint.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- The casting procedure.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- A group of crabs.
- An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- An act of throwing.
verb
- To direct the attention of (someone toward something)
- To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object.
- To mention (something); to direct attention (to something)
- To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
- To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
- To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
- Required to resit an examination.
- To be referential to another element in a sentence.
noun
adj
- Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.
- Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
verb
- distinguish by sight or hearing
- detect with the senses
- make out and issue
- proceed or get along
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- have sexual intercourse with
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- write all the required information onto a form
- imply or suggest
- try to establish
adj
verb
- To look; to peep; to stare about intently.
- To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.
- To enthusiastically engage in or discuss geek-like interests.
noun
- A look.
- A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
- An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
- Have a geek at this.
- The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
- An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
noun
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole.
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
verb
verb
- To avert (one's eyes or a gaze).
- To decline or fail to do something promised; to break one's word.
- To pull (something) back or back inside.
- Of something said or written (such as published academic work): to take back or withdraw.
- To draw (an extended body part) back into the body.
- To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.
- Originally in chess and now in other games as well: to take back or undo (a move); specifically (card games) to take back or withdraw (a card which has been played).
- To break or fail to keep (a promise, etc.); to renege.
- To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
- To pronounce (a sound, especially a vowel) farther to the back of the vocal tract.
- To cancel or take back (something, such as an edict or a favour or grant previously bestowed); to rescind, to revoke.
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