Unscramble sittings

Definition of sitting

adjective:

• (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna", "the audience remained seated". Synonyms: seated. Antonyms: standing.
• not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target".

noun:

• (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". Synonyms: posing.
• the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting".
• a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor". Synonyms: seance, session.
• a session as of a legislature or court.

verb:

• be seated. Synonyms: sit, sit down. Antonyms: lie, stand.
• be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner", "We sat around chatting for another hour". Synonyms: sit, sit around.
• take a seat. Synonyms: sit, sit down. Antonyms: arise.
• be in session; "When does the court of law sit?". Synonyms: sit.
• assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often". Synonyms: model, pose, posture, sit.
• sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!", "Did you ever ride a camel?", "The girl liked to drive the young mare". Synonyms: ride, sit.
• be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue". Synonyms: sit.
• work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do". Synonyms: baby-sit, sit.
• show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith". Synonyms: seat, sit, sit down.
• serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession", "she sat on the jury". Synonyms: sit.

Related words

canter, crouch, extend, gallop, hunker, lounge, outride, override, perch, prance, ramp, reseat, rest, roost, scrunch, sprawl, squat.

Words nearby

fitting, hitting, pitting, setting, shitting, sifting, spitting, witting.

Rhymes with

befitting, fitting, getting, hitting, knitting, pitting, shitting, spitting, splitting, transmitting, unremitting, unremitting, unwitting, witting.