| sit-in |
an organized passive occupation of a prohibited area, as in a racially segregated establishment, a university, or a corporation, to demonstrate against the policies pursued therein. |
| sit shiva |
to receive guests during shiva. |
| sitter |
a person who sits, such as a baby-sitter. [2 definitions] |
| sit tight |
to refrain from taking any action until there are further instructions or news. |
| sitting |
a period during which one is seated to participate in a particular activity, such as having one's portrait painted. [4 definitions] |
| sitting duck |
an especially vulnerable person or thing; easy target. |
| sitting room |
a room next to a bedroom that is used as a living room, as in a hotel or on a ship. [2 definitions] |
| situate |
to put in a particular place or position; place or locate. |
| situated |
placed as to location, position, or circumstances. |
| situation |
state of affairs; circumstances. [4 definitions] |
| situation comedy |
a comedy, esp. a television series, with a continuing cast of characters who appear in episodic plots; sitcom. |
| situation ethics |
a system of ethics in which moral rules are not absolute but may be modified for special situations. |
| sit-up |
an exercise for the stomach muscles, in which one lies flat on one's back and then sits up without bending the legs and without support from the arms. |
| sit up |
to sit so that one's back becomes straight and not bent over, or to move into a sitting position from a lying position. [4 definitions] |
| sitz bath |
a chairlike tub or basin used for bathing the hips and buttocks. |
| Siva |
see "Shiva." |
| Sivan |
the ninth month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late May through early June in the Gregorian calendar. |
| six |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 6 and by the Roman numeral VI. [3 definitions] |
| sixfold |
having six parts or elements. [3 definitions] |
| Six Nations |
a confederation of Iroquois Indian peoples, originally including the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and expanded in the eighteenth century to include the Tuscaroras. |
| six-pack |
a container of six bottles or cans, usu. of beer or a carbonated beverage. |