site

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

- a good site for the school

Definition categories: location, parcel, tract

2. physical position in relation to the surroundings

- the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

Similar word(s): situation

Definition categories: location, place, position

3. 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

Similar word(s): website

Definition categories: communication, computer

Sentences with site as a noun:

- 2006, Ernest B Abbott , A Legal Guide to Homeland Security and Emergency Management for State and Local Governments, American Bar Association, ISBN 1590315936, p. 84,Maintain site setbacks as far as possible from roadways and other routes providing rapid public access.

verb

1. assign a location to

Similar word(s): locate, place

Definition categories: possession, place, post, send, station

Sentences with site as a verb:

- The U.K. government is dusting off an alternative plan to site the center at a military outfit such as Porton Down.