'Site' definitions:
Definition of 'site'
(from WordNet)
noun
The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" [syn: site, land site]
noun
Physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" [syn: site, situation]
noun
A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: web site, website, internet site, site]
verb
Definition of 'Site'
From: GCIDE
- Site \Site\, n. [L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p. situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. Position.]
- 1. The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation; as, a site for a church. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The posture or position of a thing. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The semblance of a lover fixed In melancholy site. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'site'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abode,
- agora,
- amphitheater,
- area,
- arena,
- athletic field,
- auditorium,
- background,
- bear garden,
- bearings,
- bench mark,
- bowl,
- boxing ring,
- bull ring,
- campus,
- canvas,
- circus,
- cockpit,
- coliseum,
- colosseum,
- course,
- district,
- emplacement,
- field,
- floor,
- forum,
- ground,
- gym,
- gymnasium,
- hall,
- haunt,
- hippodrome,
- hole,
- home,
- install,
- latitude and longitude,
- lieu,
- lists,
- locale,
- locality,
- locate,
- location,
- locus,
- marketplace,
- mat,
- milieu,
- mise-en-scene,
- open forum,
- orientation,
- palaestra,
- parade ground,
- pinpoint,
- pit,
- place,
- placement,
- plat,
- platform,
- plot,
- point,
- position,
- precinct,
- prize ring,
- public square,
- purlieu,
- purlieus,
- put,
- range,
- region,
- ring,
- scene,
- scene of action,
- scenery,
- setting,
- situate,
- situation,
- situs,
- sphere,
- spot,
- squared circle,
- stadium,
- stage,
- stage set,
- stage setting,
- stamping ground,
- station,
- stead,
- terrain,
- theater,
- tilting ground,
- tiltyard,
- walk,
- where,
- whereabout,
- whereabouts,
- wrestling ring
Words containing 'Site'
- Sited,
- New Site,
- active site,
- archeological site,
- bomb site,
- building site,
- burial site,
- camping site,
- drill site,
- internet site,
- land site,
- launching site,
- off-site,
- on-site,
- orphan site,
- portal site,
- restriction site,
- site visit,
- superfund site,
- toxic site,
- web site,
- New Site, AL,
- toxic waste site,
- wrong-site surgery