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si t|ting te n|ant (sitting tenants ) N‑COUNT A sitting tenant is a person who rents a house or flat as their home and has a legal right to live there. [BRIT ] □  1.4 million council homes have been sold, mostly to sitting tenants.

situ|ate /s I tʃue I t/ (situates , situating , situated ) VERB If you situate something such as an idea or fact in a particular context, you relate it to that context, especially in order to understand it better. [FORMAL ] □ [V n adv/prep] She situates Autumn Sequel in the context of post-war disillusionment.

situ|at|ed /s I tʃue I t I d/ ADJ [adv ADJ ] If something is situated in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position. □ [+ in ] His hotel is situated in one of the loveliest places on the Loire.

situa|tion ◆◆◆ /s I tʃue I ʃ ^ə n/ (situations )

1 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] You use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you. □  Army officers said the situation was under control. □  She's in a hopeless situation.

2 N‑COUNT The situation of a building or town is the kind of surroundings that it has. [FORMAL ] □  The garden is in a beautiful situation.

3 PHRASE Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use Employment

si tua|tion co m|edy (situation comedies ) N‑VAR A situation comedy is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. The abbreviation sitcom is also used. □  …a situation comedy that was set in an acupuncture clinic.

si t-up (sit-ups ) in AM, also use situp N‑COUNT [usu pl] Sit-ups are exercises that you do to strengthen your stomach muscles. They involve sitting up from a lying position while keeping your legs straight on the floor.

six ◆◆◆ /s I ks/ (sixes ) NUM Six is the number 6. □  …a glorious career spanning more than six decades.

si x-foo ter (six-footers ) N‑COUNT Someone who is six foot tall can be called a six-footer . [INFORMAL ]

si x-pack (six-packs )

1 N‑COUNT A six-pack is a pack containing six bottles or cans sold together. □ [+ of ] He picked up a six-pack of Coke.

2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] If a man has a six-pack , his stomach muscles are very well developed. □  He has a six-pack stomach and is extremely well-proportioned.

six|pence /s I kspəns/ (sixpences ) N‑COUNT A sixpence is a small silver coin which was used in Britain before the decimal money system was introduced in 1971. It was the equivalent of 2.5 pence. [BRIT ]

si x-shooter (six-shooters ) N‑COUNT A six-shooter is a small gun that holds six bullets.

six|teen ◆◆◆ /s I kstiː n/ (sixteens ) NUM Sixteen is the number 16. □  …exams taken at the age of sixteen. □  He worked sixteen hours a day.

six|teenth ◆◆◇ /s I kstiː nθ/ (sixteenths )

1 ORD The sixteenth item in a series is the one that you count as number sixteen. □  …the sixteenth century AD.

2 FRACTION A sixteenth is one of sixteen equal parts of something. □  …a sixteenth of a second.

sixth ◆◆◇ /s I ksθ/ (sixths )

1 ORD The sixth item in a series is the one that you count as number six. □  …the sixth round of the World Cup. □  …the sixth of December.

2 FRACTION A sixth is one of six equal parts of something. □  The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce. □  …five-sixths of a mile.

si xth form (sixth forms ) also sixth-form N‑COUNT [usu sing] The sixth form in a British school consists of the classes that pupils go to from 16 to 18 years of age, usually in order to study for A levels. □  She was offered her first modelling job while she was still in the sixth-form.