| 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. |
| sixpence |
a coin formerly minted in England worth six pence. [2 definitions] |
| sixpenny |
of small value; cheap. [2 definitions] |
| six-shooter |
(informal) a handgun that holds six bullets. |
| sixteen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 16 and by the Roman numeral XVI. [3 definitions] |
| sixteenth |
indicating rank or position between fifteenth and seventeenth. [3 definitions] |
| sixteenth note |
in music, a note with one sixteenth the value of a whole note; semiquaver. |
| sixth |
indicating rank or position between fifth and seventh. [4 definitions] |
| sixth sense |
the ability to perceive independently of the five senses; intuition. |
| sixtieth |
indicating rank or position between fifty-ninth and sixty-first. [3 definitions] |
| sixty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 60 and by the Roman numeral LX. [5 definitions] |
| sixtyfourth note |
in music, a note with one sixty-fourth the value of a whole note; hemidemisemiquaver. |