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SITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

Example:

the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers

Synonyms:

internet site; site; web site; website

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("site" is a kind of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "site"):

chat room; chatroom (a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic))

portal; portal site (a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Physical position in relation to the surroundings

Example:

the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

Synonyms:

site; situation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("site" is a kind of...):

place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "site"):

active site (the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs)

close quarters (a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something)

locus (the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome)

locus of infection (the specific site in the body where an infection originates)

restriction site (the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA)

antigenic determinant; determinant; epitope (the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

Example:

a good site for the school

Synonyms:

land site; site

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("site" is a kind of...):

parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "site"):

Superfund site; toxic site; toxic waste area (a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up)

tee; teeing ground (the starting place for each hole on a golf course)

rough (the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short)

premises (land and the buildings on it)

monument (an important site that is marked and preserved as public property)

launching site (a place for launching pads)

green; putting green; putting surface (an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course)

fairway (the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short)

dump; dumpsite; garbage dump; rubbish dump; trash dump; waste-yard; wasteyard (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

archeological site; dig; excavation (the site of an archeological exploration)

burial ground; burial site; burying ground; cemetery; graveyard; memorial park; necropolis (a tract of land used for burials)

bivouac; campground; camping area; camping ground; camping site; campsite; encampment (a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent)

bomb site (an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs)

apron ((golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green)

camp; summer camp (a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months)

Instance hyponyms:

ground zero (the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed)

Lateran (the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace)

Derivation:

site (assign a location to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign a location to

Example:

The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

Synonyms:

locate; place; site

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "site" is one way to...):

place; post; send; station (assign to a station)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

ABT- 751 binds to the colchicine-binding site on beta-tubulin and inhibits the polymerization of microtubules, thereby preventing tumor cell replication.

(ABT-751, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoid tumor that arises from the breast and has metastasized to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Breast Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Defines the status of an entire study or a study at a particular study site in relation to the subject enrollment at a particular time.

(Accrual Status, NCI Thesaurus)

These sites are located in genes at intron to exon junctions at the 3' end of the intron.

(Acceptor Splice Site SNP, NCI Thesaurus)

Abasic Site Formation involves the creation of an apurinic or apyrimidinic site resulting from the loss of a purine or pyrimidine residue from DNA.

(Abasic Site Formation, NCI Thesaurus)

The research was an outgrowth of basic research that took place at NSF's Central California Current Long-Term Ecological Research site.

(Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought, National Science Foundation)

Water ice will be a key consideration for any potential landing site.

(NASA's Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars, NASA)

Melanocytes are present in excess at a given tissue site.

(Melanocytic Proliferative Disorders of Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It may recur and in a minority of cases may metastasize to distant anatomic sites.

(Adenosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The most common site of involvement is the anterior chest wall.

(Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)