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. |
sixty-nine |
(vulgar slang) mutual simultaneous oral-genital sex activity. |
sizable |
of considerable size or quantity; fairly large. |