sitting

English Thesaurus

1. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motility, motion, move, movement, motility, motion, move, movement,
definition	:	a change of position that does not entail a change of location (noun.act)

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

domain category	:	photography, picture taking,
definition	:	the act of taking and printing photographs (noun.act)

3. a session as of a legislature or court (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	session,
definition	:	a meeting for execution of a group's functions (noun.communication)

4. a meeting of spiritualists (noun.group)

hypernym	:	get together, meeting,
definition	:	a small informal social gathering (noun.group)

part holonym	:	spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping,
definition	:	alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	table lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning,
definition	:	manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits (noun.communication)

5. not moving and therefore easy to attack (adj.all)

similar	:	nonmoving, unmoving,
definition	:	not in motion (adj.all)

6. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position (noun.act)

derivation	:	sit, sit down,
definition	:	be seated (verb.contact)

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

derivation	:	model, pose, posture, sit,
definition	:	assume a posture as for artistic purposes (verb.perception)

8. a session as of a legislature or court (noun.communication)

derivation	:	sit,
definition	:	be in session (verb.motion)

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

antonym	:	standing,
definition	:	(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs (adj.all)

10. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position (noun.act)

derivation	:	sit, sit down,
definition	:	be seated (verb.contact)

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

derivation	:	model, pose, posture, sit,
definition	:	assume a posture as for artistic purposes (verb.perception)

12. a session as of a legislature or court (noun.communication)

derivation	:	sit,
definition	:	be in session (verb.motion)

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

antonym	:	standing,
definition	:	(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs (adj.all)