site

/saɪt/
nounverb

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position

    “the site of a city or of a house”

  2. A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation

    “a site for a church”

  3. The posture or position of a thing.

  4. A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To situate or place a building or construction project.

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

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English site, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs (“position, place, site”), from sinere (“to put, lay, set down, usually let, suffer, permit”). Doublet of sitio and situs.

SITE at a glance

SITE has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #583 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with site

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • SIDE5
  • SIZE13
  • BITE6
  • SITS4
  • CITE6
  • RITE4
  • KITE8
  • LITE4
  • SIRE4
  • SINE4
  • MITE6
  • NITE4
  • SITH7
  • SATE4
  • VITE7
  • TITE4
  • SIKE8
  • SILE4

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