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1Quietly — Qui et*ly, adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [1913 Webster] 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. [1913 Webster] 3.… …
2sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …
3sit — v. 1) to sit quietly, still 2) (d; intr.) ( to pose ) to sit for (to sit for a portrait) 3) (d; intr.) to sit on ( to be a member of ) (to sit on a committee) 4) (d; intr.) to sit through (we had to sit through the whole boring speech) 5) (misc.) …
4sit — Noho; ♦ sit haughtily, noho aha aha; ♦ sit quietly, noho mālie, kaiāmū, akanoho, noho pū; ♦ sit properly, noho pono; ♦ sit hunched up, ho okuapu u, ōku u, ōpū, pūku i; ♦ sit with one knee drawn up, kūkulu; ♦ sit on the heels,… …
5sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… …
6quietly — adverb 1. with low volume (Freq. 8) speak softly but carry a big stick she spoke quietly to the child the radio was playing softly • Syn: ↑softly • Ant: ↑loudly ( …
7quietly — adv. Quietly is used with these adjectives: ↑amused, ↑confident, ↑determined, ↑elegant, ↑menacing, ↑optimistic, ↑pleased, ↑proud, ↑situated Quietly is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑ …
8Dockum Drug Store sit-in — The Dockum Drug Store sit in was one of the first organized lunch counter sit ins for the purpose of integrating segregated establishments in the United States.[1] The protest began in July 1958 in Wichita, Kansas at the Dockum Drug Store, a… …
9On Horsemanship — is the English title usually given to Περὶ ἱππικῆς, peri hippikēs, one of the two treatises on horsemanship by the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon (c. 430 – 354 BC). Other common titles for this work are De equis alendis and The Art of… …
10coraciiform — [kôr΄ə sī′ə fôrm΄] adj. 〚< ModL Coracii, name of the suborder < Gr korax,RAVEN1 + FORM〛 of or belonging to an order (Coraciiformes) of birds with a strong, sharp bill, fused front toes, and usually bright coloration, as the kingfishers, bee… …
