Definition of sitting

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Sitting (n.) A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings..

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Yama :: Yama (n.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and noose in his hands..
Sitz Bath :: Sitz bath () A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath so taken; a hip bath..
Bank :: Bank (n.) The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court held for jury trials. See Banc..
Straddle :: Straddle (n.) The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart..
Veranda :: Veranda (n.) An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia..
Parliament :: Parliament (n.) The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws..
Bidet :: Bidet (n.) A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls..
Sitting :: Sitting (a.) Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits..
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission..
Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
Sedentary :: Sedentary (a.) Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life..
Downsitting :: Downsitting (n.) The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
Up :: Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..
Vis-a-vis :: Vis-a-vis (n.) A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides..
Unsitting :: Unsitting (a.) Not sitting well; unbecoming.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report..
Sejeant :: Sejeant (a.) Sitting, as a lion or other beast..
Seat :: Seat (n.) A sitting; a right to sit; regular or appropriate place of sitting; as, a seat in a church; a seat for the season in the opera house..
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