Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a sight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: take a sight
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).

Example Sentences

"He put his thumb to his nose as he said this and (in familiar phrase) took a sight at me, winking one eye in the most confidential manner, and at the same time gently tapping his breeches pocket."
"Papa did the best thing he could do under the circumstances: he got up and left us, and as he rose, Lilian put her thumb to her nose, and “took a sight” at him, much to my inward disgust, […]"

Inflected Forms

takes a sight (present, singular) taking a sight (participle, present) took a sight (past) taken a sight (participle, past)

Synonyms

cock a snook

Questions

What does take a sight mean?: Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).

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