Site (Noun)
Meaning 1
The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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- Wasteyard
- Camping Area
- Bivouac
- Campground
- Rubbish Dump
- Superfund Site
- Archeological Site
- Memorial Park
- Summer Camp
- Dumpsite
- Burial Site
- Trash Dump
- Graveyard
- Encampment
- Burying Ground
- Burial Ground
- Teeing Ground
- Waste-yard
- Camping Ground
- Camping Site
- Necropolis
- Putting Surface
- Putting Green
- Garbage Dump
- Excavation
- Toxic Waste Area
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Meaning 2
Physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The historic temple is located on a prominent site overlooking the valley below.
- Archaeologists excavated the site to uncover the remains of the ancient city.
- The researcher studied the crystal structure to determine the exact site of the metal ion binding.
- Engineers chose the site for the new dam carefully, taking into account the water flow and geology of the area.
- In DNA replication, the binding site for the enzyme is highly specific, allowing it to attach to only a specific sequence of nucleotides.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.