| sirup |
variant of syrup. |
| Sir Walter Raleigh |
an English explorer who founded a short-lived colony on what is now Roanoke Island, Virginia (b.1554--d.1618). |
| sis |
(informal) sister (often used as a term of address). |
| sisal |
a stiff fiber used to make rope and similar products. [2 definitions] |
| sissy |
(informal) an effeminate man or boy. [2 definitions] |
| sister |
a female having the same parents as another person. [4 definitions] |
| sisterhood |
the state of being a sister. [4 definitions] |
| sister-in-law |
the sister of one's spouse. [3 definitions] |
| sisterly |
befitting or like a sister. [2 definitions] |
| Sistine Chapel |
the pope's chapel in the Vatican at Rome, noted for its frescoes by Michelangelo and others. |
| Sisyphus |
in Greek mythology, a king of Corinth who chained Death when he came for him, and was doomed forever in Hades to roll a heavy stone uphill, only to have it roll down again. |
| sit |
to position oneself so that one is resting on the buttocks and thighs, or to be in such a position. [8 definitions] |
| sitar |
a lute of India with a long wide fretted neck, six or seven playing strings, and a number of resonating strings that produce sympathetic vibrations. |
| sit back |
to put oneself comfortably in a chair or other type of seat. [2 definitions] |
| sitcom |
(informal) situation comedy. |
| sit-down |
a strike in which workers remain at their place of employment until an agreement is reached; sit-down strike. [2 definitions] |
| sit down |
to move one's body to a position in which one is resting on one's buttocks. |
| site |
the location or proposed location of a town, city, building, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| 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] |