sight vs site vs cite
Definitions
noun
- anything that is seen
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- the range of vision
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- a range of mental vision
verb
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
Examples
The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle.
But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
Even while he was missing, those uncertain hours of anxious speculation and dismal journalism, she had assumed Maxwell would be found boomingly alive, having spent the whole time enjoying the amorous advances of a short-sighted minke whale.
Definitions
verb
- assign a location to
noun
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
Examples
The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall.
Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
Definitions
verb
- advance evidence for
- make reference to
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- repeat a passage from
- refer to
noun
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Examples
They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.
I really felt like both of us were gonna be excited for the other one if we won and that meant a lot.
