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- sitwell/ˈsɪtwəl/Proper noun referring to a notable British literary family of the 20th century, particularly siblings Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell.nounC2/Proper Noun
- sitz bath/ˈsɪts ˌbɑːθ/A shallow bath in which one sits in water up to the hips, used for therapeutic purposes, especially for healing or cleansing the perineal area.nounLow
- sitzkrieg/ˈzɪtskriːɡ/A war, or period of conflict, characterised by prolonged inaction or stalemate.nounRare/Obscure
- sitzmark/ˈsɪtsmɑːk/A depression or impression in the snow made by a skier falling backward.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
- siva/ˈʃiːvə/The primary meaning in modern English is as a proper noun referring to the Hindu god Shiva, one of the principal deities. It is less commonly encountered as a toponym or surname.nounLow
- sivaji/ˈʃɪvədʒiː/A masculine given name, most famously associated with Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire in 17th-century India.nounVery low
- sivan/ˈsiːvən/The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar.nounSpecialised
- sivananda yoga/ˌsiː.və.ˈnæn.də ˈjəʊ.ɡə/A specific, widely practiced school or system of hatha yoga named after Swami Sivananda Saraswati and systematized by his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda.nounMedium-Low
- sivapithecus/ˌsɪvəˈpɪθɪkəs/A genus of extinct apes from the Miocene epoch, considered ancestral to orangutans.nounTechnical
- sivas/ˈsɪvæs/Sivas is primarily recognized as a proper noun, referring to a city in central Turkey, historically significant and known by its Turkish name. It is not a standard lexical item in general English dictionaries with core semantic content.nounExtremely Low / Proper Noun
- sivash sea/ˈsɪvæʃ ˈsiː/A system of shallow, hypersaline lagoons on the western coast of the Sea of Azov, between mainland Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula.nounVery Low
- siwalik hills/sɪˈwɑːlɪk hɪlz/A specific, low mountain range in South Asia, running parallel to the Himalayas, of significant geological importance.nounC1
- siwash/ˈsaɪwɒʃ/A historically offensive term for a person of Indigenous North American descent.adjectivenounverb-intransitiveVery low (obsolete/offensive/highly regional)
- six/sɪks/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of five and one; the digit 6.adjectivedeterminernounA1
- six characters in search of an author/ˌsɪks ˈkær.ək.təz ɪn ˌsɜːtʃ əv ən ˈɔː.θə/A self-referential theatrical concept describing fictional characters who become aware of their own fictional nature and seek a writer to complete their story.nounVery Low
- six counties/ˌsɪks ˈkaʊntiz/A term referring to the six counties of Northern Ireland that remained part of the United Kingdom after Irish independence.plural-nounLow
- six day war/ˌsɪks ˈdeɪ ˈwɔː/A brief but decisive military conflict fought from June 5 to June 10, 1967, between Israel and the neighbouring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.nounLow
- six nations/ˌsɪks ˈneɪ.ʃənz/An annual international rugby union competition between the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.plural-nounMedium
- six nations championship/ˌsɪks ˈneɪ.ʃənz ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/The annual international rugby union competition between the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.nounC1
- six o'clock swill/sɪks əˈklɒk swɪl/The hurried consumption of alcoholic drinks just before bars closed at 6 p.m., historically in Australia and New Zealand.nounLow
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