blot vs sight

blot

verb
  • To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. 

  • to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance. 

  • To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out. 

  • To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper. 

  • To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. 

  • To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. 

  • to soak up or absorb liquid. 

  • To stain with infamy; to disgrace. 

noun
  • A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. 

  • An exposed piece in backgammon. 

  • A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. 

  • A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. 

sight

verb
  • To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of. 

  • To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually. 

  • To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight. 

  • To observe though, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating. 

noun
  • Mental view; opinion; judgment. 

  • The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view. 

  • The ability to see. 

  • Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad. 

  • Something seen. 

  • A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained. 

  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target. 

  • In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening. 

  • a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative. 

How often have the words blot and sight occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )