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sitting
('s/I/t/I//N/ )

adjective (a)

  • (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    seated
    Antonym:
    standing
    source: wordnet30
  • Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)(noun.act)
    Example:
    He wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting.
    Synonym:
    posing
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position(noun.act)
    Example:
    He read the mystery at one sitting.
    source: wordnet30
  • a meeting of spiritualists(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    seance, session
    source: wordnet30
  • a session as of a legislature or court(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not moving and therefore easy to attack(adj.all)
    Example:
    A sitting target.
    source: wordnet30
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