a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

a sound like a person sighing

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

utter with a sigh

an instance of visual perception

anything that is seen

the ability to see; the visual faculty

a range of mental vision

the range of vision

the act of looking or seeing or observing

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

a draft payable on presentation

a draft payable on presentation

a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)

the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions

perform music from a score without having seen the score before

sing from a score without having seen it before

able to see

normal use of the faculty of vision

the act of observing

lacking sight

the state of being blind or lacking sight

very pleasing to the eye

perform music from a score without having seen the score before

a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

visit famous or interesting sights

going about to look at places of interest

a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

sing from a score without having seen it before

intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence

the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

American cotton rats

destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America

curved in two directions (like the letter S)

of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine

the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon

of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine

surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)

an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon

visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps

Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)

United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed operettas (1887-1951)

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)