sitting :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"

n. a session as of a legislature or court

n. (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"

session, seance

n. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

sitting

adj. not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

seated

adj. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

court

n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

audience

n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

bar, legal profession, legal community

n. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"

judicature, bench, judiciary

n. persons who administer justice

board

n. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

judicature, court, tribunal

n. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

still, static, inactive, at rest, motionless

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

becalmed

adj. rendered motionless for lack of wind

standing, still, dead, stagnant

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

frozen, rooted, stock-still

adj. absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"

immobile, unmoving

adj. (nonmoving)

inert

adj. unable to move or resist motion

slack

adj. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

stationary

adj. standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"

standing

adj. (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"

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