13. glimpse, glance, catch sight of. See sight {def. 9).
14. aim, take aim, Inf draw a bead on, aim at. sightless, adj. 1. blind, visionless, unsighted, unseeing, eyeless, stone-blind, amaurotic; purblind, partially sighted, blear-eyed, Opthalmol. hemeralopic, Opthalmol. nyctalopic.
2. invisible, imperceivable, imperceptible, indiscernible, indistinguishable, unseeable; unnoticeable, unap-parent; unseen, unbeheld, sightseer, n. tourist, Sl. Kodak carrier, traveler, excursionist, globe-trotter; bystander, onlooker, observer, sidewalk superintendent; gawker, Sl. rubberneck, Brit. Dial, gapeseed. sign, n. 1. token, representation, signification; indication, mark, index, measurement; trademark, brand, monogram, initials, stamp, badge, emblem, ensign, device, scepter, logotype, Print, logo; slogan, theme song, watchword, password, countersign, grip; shibboleth, earmark, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, trait, characteristic, feature, symptom, dead giveaway, sure sign.
2. symbol, notation, cipher, code, cryptogram, abbreviation, shorthand, Both Music, note, signature; ideogram, ideograph, hieroglyphic, hieroglyph, figure, letter, grapheme, phonogram; name, denomination, designation, denotation, label, word.
3. signal, cue, tip, Sl. high sign, Sl. tip-off; gesture, gesticulation, gest, motion, movement, action, wigwag; glance, look, wink, beckon, nod, wave.
4. placard, nameplate, nametag, shingle, Journalism, masthead; poster, public notice, bulletin, bill, broadside, broadsheet, announcement, advertisement, Fr. affiche; billboard, signboard; pointer, reference, arrow, Both Print, fist, hand; marker, guidepost, directional marker, milepost, milestone, landmark, seamark, beacon.
5. manifestation, evidence, shred of evidence, (of God) miracle, marvel, Archaic, prodigy; trace, track, spoor, path, wake, footprint, fingerprint, dactylogram, hide nor hair; intimation, touch, tinge, speck, dash, bit, suspicion, soupjon, nuance, whisper; suggestion, clue, key, inkling, idea; smell, sniff, scent, odor, aroma, taste, flavor; vestige, remnant, remains, relic, telltale, scar, Med. cicatrix; reminder, memento, souvenir.
6. omen, augury, portent, warning, prognostic, presage, foreshadowing, prefigurement, prefiguration, foreboding, boding, prognostication, auspice, handwriting on the wall; presentiment, premonition, dream, prescience, foreknowledge, feeling in one's bones; prophecy, vaticination, prediction, forecast, hint, Inf. tipoff.
-v. 7. autograph, initial, write one's name on the
dotted line, put one's John Henry or John Hancock on [s.t.], inscribe, write on, letter, character, engrave; undersign, subscribe, underwrite, countersign, cosign for, witness, endorse; notarize, certify, validate, authenticate, seal, stamp, visa, Inf. O.K., approve.
8. sign on or up a. register, enlist, enroll, get on the list, put one's name on the list; join, join up, become a member of; contract with, sign a contract with; go to work for, hire on with.
b. put under contract, indenture, take into one's employ, put to work, put on the payroll, hire, employ, engage, retain, take into service, secure the services of; recruit, appoint, get, take on, bring aboard, Inf. take on board; apprentice, give [s.o.] a chance, try [s.o.] out.