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sit • u • at • ed / ' sitfueitad / adjective

in a place

The hotel is situated close to the beach. sit .U .a .tion © / ^itju'eijh/ noun [ count ]

the things that are happening in a particular place or at a particular time

We are in a difficult situation at the moment. sit-up / ' sit Ap / noun [ count ]

an exercise for the stomach muscles in which you lie on your back, then lift the top half of your body from the floor To keep fit, she does twenty sit-ups every morning.

Six © / siks / number ( plural six e« ) 6

six .teen © / sikstin / number 16

six • teenth / sik ' stin6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

16th

one of sixteen equal parts of something; 1/16

sixth / siks6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun

[count] 1 6th

2 one of six equal parts of something; Уб Six .ty © / siksti/ number 1 60

2the sixties [ plural ] the numbers, years, or temperatures between 60 and 69

in your sixties

between the ages of 60 and 69 My mom's in her sixties.

six • ti • eth / ' sikstia6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

60th

size © / saiz / noun

[ noncount ] how big or small something is My bedroom is the same size as yours.

[ count ] an exact measurement

Do you have these shoes in a bigger size ?

siz • zle / ' sizl / verb ( siz - zles , siz - zling , siz zled )

to make the sound of food frying in hot fat The bacon was sizzling in the pan.

skate 1 / skeit / verb ( skates , skat - ing , skat - ed )

( SPORTS ) to move over ice or the ground wearing skates Can you skate?

They skated across the frozen lake. — Look at ice skate , roller skate .

skat • ing / ' skeitig / noun [ noncount ]

We go skating every weekend.

skate 2 / skeit / noun

[count]

a boot with a long sharp piece of metal under it, which you wear for moving on ice

a boot with wheels on the bottom, which you wear for moving quickly on smooth ground

ice skates in-line skates

skate .board

/ ' skeitbord / noun [count]

a long piece of wood or plastic on wheels. You stand on it as it

moves over the ground.

► skate • board • ing / ' skeitbordig / noun [noncount]

Dave goes skateboarding every weekend.

skat • ing rink / ' skeitig rigk / ( also rink ) noun

[count]

a special place where you can skate on ice

a special place where you can roller skate (= move around in boots with small wheels on the bottom )

skel . e . ton / 'skebtn / noun [ count ] skeleton

„ skull

spine

the bones of a whole animal or person

skep • ti • cal / ' skeptikl / adjective

having doubts that something is true or that something will happen

skates

roller skates

I am skeptical about his chances of winning.

sketch / sketj / noun [ count ] (plural sketch - es)

( ART ) a picture that you draw quickly

The artist is making sketches for his next painting.

sketch verb ( sketch - es , sketch - ing , sketched )

He quickly sketched the view from the window.

ski / ski / noun

[count] ( plural skis ) ( SPORTS ) one of a pair of long flat pieces of wood, metal, or plastic that you attach to boots so that you can move over snow a pair of skis

ski verb ( skis , ski - ing , skied , has skied ) Can you ski?

We went skiing in Colorado. ►ski • er / ' skisr / noun [ count ]

Marie's a good skier.

skid / skid / verb ( skids , skid - ding , skid - ded )

If a vehicle such as a car or truck skids , it moves suddenly and in a dangerous way to the side, for example because the road is wet

The truck skidded on the icy road.

skies

plural of sky

SkillФ /skil/ noun

[ noncount ] the ability to do something well Flying a plane takes great skill.

[ count ] a thing that you can do well What skills do you need for this job?

skilled / skild / adjective