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Sitting

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Noun

1. posing, sitting

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

Example Sentences:
'he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting'

2. sitting

the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

Example Sentences:
'he read the mystery at one sitting'

3. seance, session, sitting

a meeting of spiritualists

Example Sentences:
'the seance was held in the medium's parlor'

4. sitting

a session as of a legislature or court

Adjective

5. seated, sitting

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

Example Sentences:
'the seated Madonna'
'the audience remained seated'

6. sitting

not moving and therefore easy to attack

Example Sentences:
'a sitting target'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sitting

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noun
1. 
a continuous period of being seated
I read his novel at one sitting
2. 
such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
dinner will be served in two sittings
3. 
the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
4. 
a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
5. 
the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
6. 
in office
a sitting Member of Parliament
7. 
(of a hen) brooding eggs
8. 
seated
in a sitting position

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Sitting

see synonyms of sitting
noun
1. 
the act or position of one that sits, as for a portrait
2. 
a session or meeting, as of a court
3. 
a period of being seated at some activity
to read a book in two sittings
4. 
a. 
a brooding upon eggs, as by a hen
b. 
the number of eggs upon which a hen sits for a single hatching
5. 
a space in which to be seated
6. 
one of two or more successive periods when a meal is served, as aboard a ship
assigned to the second sitting
adjective
7. 
that sits; seated
8. 
in office
a sitting president

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sitting

see synonyms of sitting
n.
1. The act or position of one that sits.
2. A period during which one is seated and occupied with a single activity, such as posing for a portrait or reading a book.
3. A session or term, as of a legislature or court.
4.
a. An act, condition, or period of brooding on eggs by a bird; incubation.
b. The number of eggs under a brooding bird; a clutch.
adj.
1. Incubating a nest of eggs: a sitting hen.
2. Occupying an official position; incumbent.
3.
a. Of or for sitting: a sitting posture; a sitting area in a bus station.
b. Done or executed while sitting.

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