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| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [1/3 definitions] |
| big brother |
(cap.) in the 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, an invisible but all-seeing and omnipotent force representing totalitarian government. [1/3 definitions] |
| darshan |
in Hinduism, an instance of seeing or being in the presence of the divine, thought to be experienced through seeing a very holy person, sacred object, or holy place. [1/2 definitions] |
| foresight |
the act or power of seeing into the future, or the knowledge gained thereby; prescience; foreknowledge. [1/2 definitions] |
| guide dog |
a specially trained dog used by a blind person as an aid and companion; seeing-eye dog. |
| make the rounds |
to go from one place to another in a succession of encounters or visits, as in seeing friends or looking for work. |
| promenade |
to take a leisurely stroll, often with the purpose of seeing others or being seen by others. [1/8 definitions] |
| -scope |
an instrument or device for seeing or observing. |
| -scopy |
seeing; examining; observing (used in abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in "-scope"). |
| Seeing Eye dog |
trademark for a dog trained by Seeing Eye, Inc., to guide blind people in walking about. |
| sight |
the act or an instance of seeing. [1/11 definitions] |
| sighting |
an act or instance of seeing, esp. the observation of something unusual or sought after. |
| sightless |
incapable of seeing; blind. |
| sightseeing |
pertaining to, engaged in, or used for seeing sights. [1/2 definitions] |
| vision |
a particular way of seeing or conceiving of something that may come to pass or come into being. [1/6 definitions] |
| visual |
pertaining to sight or seeing. [1/5 definitions] |
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