| silver standard |
a monetary system in which a designated amount of silver comprises the redemption value of the basic currency unit. |
| silver-tongued |
persuasive or eloquent, esp. in speaking. |
| silverware |
utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, used for eating and serving food and made of or plated with silver or other materials such as stainless steel. [2 definitions] |
| silvery |
like silver in color and luster. [2 definitions] |
| silvex |
a toxic herbicide used for controlling weeds and woody plants. |
| silviculture |
the care and cultivation of forests; forestry. |
| s'il vous plaît |
if it pleases you (French); would you please; please. |
| Simeon |
according to the Old Testament, a son of Jacob. [2 definitions] |
| Simhath Torah |
a Jewish festival that celebrates the end of the annual round of Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. |
| simian |
of, pertaining to, or resembling apes and monkeys. [2 definitions] |
| similar |
having resemblance or likeness. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. [2 definitions] |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. [2 definitions] |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are likened, often linked by "like" or "as," as in, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". (Cf. metaphor.) |
| similitude |
similarity or resemblance; likeness. [2 definitions] |
| simmer |
to undergo steady cooking near the boiling point. [4 definitions] |
| simmer down |
to reduce (a liquid) in volume by simmering. [2 definitions] |
| Simon |
a Hebrew name for the apostle Peter. [2 definitions] |
| simoniac |
one who is guilty of buying or selling ecclesiastic preferments, benefices, or sacraments. |
| Simon Legree |
in the mid-nineteenth-century novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a cruel overseer and slave dealer. [2 definitions] |
| simon-pure |
genuinely pure; authentic. |