spy vs sight

spy and sight both are nouns.

spy and sight both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spy	Yes	No	Yes	No
sight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sight is a hypernym of spy; that is, sight is a word with a broader meaning than spy:

spy: catch sight of
sight: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Other hypernyms of spy include spy.

As verbs, spy and sight are synonyms defined as:

spy and sight: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

spy (noun)	sight (noun)
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors	the act of looking or seeing or observing
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people	the ability to see; the visual faculty
	an instance of visual perception
	the range of vision
	a range of mental vision
	a place of interest, especially to visitors
	anything that is seen
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

spy (verb)	sight (verb)
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage	catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
watch, observe, or inquire secretly	take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
catch sight of
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Difference between spy and sight

Words related to "sight"

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