| NOUN | person | Sitter, Willem de Sitter | Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) |
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| person | sitter | an organism (person or animal) that sits | |
| person | sitter, babysitter, baby-sitter | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | |
| person | sitter, artist's model | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor | |
| animal | sitter, brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen | a domestic hen ready to brood |
| Sounds | sih'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934). | |
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| Synonym | Willem de Sitter | |
| Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
| Catalan | Willem de Sitter | |
| Meaning | An organism (person or animal) that sits. | |
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| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| Opposite | stander | An organism (person or animal) that stands |
| Meaning | A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home. | |
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| Synonyms | babysitter, baby-sitter | |
| Broader | keeper | someone in charge of other people |
| Spanish | canguro, niñera | |
| Catalan | cangur | |
| Verbs | sit | work or act as a baby-sitter |
| Meaning | A person who poses for a painter or sculptor. | |
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| Synonym | artist's model | |
| Broader | model, poser | A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor |
| Verbs | sit | assume a posture as for artistic purposes |
| Meaning | A domestic hen ready to brood. | |
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| Synonyms | brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen | |
| Broader | hen, biddy | adult female chicken |
| Spanish | clueca, llueca | |
| Catalan | lloca | |
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