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2 : WEB SITE

Synonyms

locale, location, place, point, position, spot—more at PLACE

sit–in noun : an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest

sit·ter noun 1 : one that sits

2 : a person who babysits

Synonyms

babysitter, nurse, nursemaid—more at NURSE

sit·u·at·ed adjective : LOCATED, PLACED

sit·u·a·tion noun 1 : LOCATION, SITE

2 : position or place of employment : JOB

3 : position with respect to conditions and circumstances

4 : relative position or combination of circumstances at a certain moment

Synonyms

[2] appointment, billet, capacity, function, job, place, position, post—more at JOB

[3] footing, picture, posture, scene, status; also rank, standing; place, spot, state; score, status quo

situation comedy noun : a radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of episodes

sit–up noun : an exercise performed from a supine position by raising the torso to a sitting position and returning to the original position without lifting the feet

six noun 1 : one more than five

2 : the 6th in a set or series

3 : something having six units

— six adjective or pronoun

— sixth adjective or adverb or noun

six–gun noun : a 6-chambered revolver

six–pack noun : six bottles or cans (as of beer) packaged and purchased together; also : the contents of a six-pack

six·pence noun : the sum of six pence; also : an English silver coin of this value

six–shoot·er noun : SIX-GUN

six·teen noun : one more than 15

— sixteen adjective or pronoun

— six·teenth adjective or noun

six·ty noun, plural sixties : six times 10

— six·ti·eth adjective or noun

— sixty adjective or pronoun

siz·able or size·able adjective : quite large

Synonyms

big, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, large, significant, substantial, tidy

siz·ably adverb : in a sizable manner : to a sizable degree

Synonyms

broadly, considerably, greatly, largely, much

1size noun [ORIGIN: ME sise assize, judgment, quantity, fr. AF, short for assise assize]

: physical extent or bulk : DIMENSIONS; also : considerable proportions

— sized adjective

Synonyms

dimension, extent, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion; also area; capaciousness, spaciousness; amplitude, bigness, bulk, grandness, greatness, grossness, hugeness, immensity, largeness, mass, massiveness, vastness, volume, voluminousness

2size verb sized; siz·ing 1 : to grade or classify according to size

2 : to form a judgment of <~ up the situation>

3size noun : a gluey material used for filling the pores in paper, plaster, or textiles

— siz·ing noun

4size verb sized; siz·ing : to cover, stiffen, or glaze with size

1sizzle verb siz·zled; siz·zling 1 : to fry or shrivel up with a hissing sound

2 : to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying

Synonyms

fizz, hiss, swish, whish, whiz

2sizzle noun : a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)

SJ abbreviation Society of Jesus

SK abbreviation Saskatchewan

ska noun : popular music of Jamaican origin combining traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz

1skate noun, plural skates also skate : any of a family of rays with thick broad winglike fins

2skate noun 1 : a metal frame and runner attached to a shoe and used for gliding over ice

2 : ROLLER SKATE; especially : IN-LINE SKATE

— skate verb

— skat·er noun

skate·board noun : a short board mounted on small wheels

— skateboard verb

— skate·board·er noun

skeet noun : trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown in such a way that their angle of flight simulates that of a flushed game bird

skein noun : a loosely twisted quantity of yarn or thread wound on a reel

skel·e·tal adjective 1 : of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton

2 : extremely thin from lack of nourishment or from disease

Synonyms

cadaverous, gaunt, haggard, wasted