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Sistrum
- - An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.
Sit Out
- verb - endure to the end
- not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event); "He sat out the game"
Sitcoms
- noun - a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
- a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
Sitfast
- - Fixed; stationary; immovable.
Sithens
- - Since. See Sith, and Sithen.
Sitsang
- noun - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
Sitters
- noun - a domestic hen ready to brood
- a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
- a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
- an organism (person or animal) that sits
- Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
- Easy scoring chance
Sittine
- - Of or pertaining to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
Sitting
- verb - (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"
- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
- a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
- a session as of a legislature or court
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
- be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
- be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
- be seated
- not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"
- serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat
Situate
- verb - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
- put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"