| 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. |
| simony |
the purchase or sale of pardons, benefits, or the like, considered a sin. |
| simoom |
a hot turbulent wind carrying much sand, in the Arabian and Sahara deserts. |
| simpatico |
alike in temperament, tastes, or the like; compatible; congenial. |
| simper |
to smile in a silly or affected manner. [3 definitions] |
| simple |
made of only one part or thing; unmixed. [7 definitions] |
| simple fraction |
a fraction having whole numbers for both numerator and denominator. |
| simple fracture |
a bone fracture that does not tear through the skin or result in loose fragments. |
| simple-hearted |
lacking sophistication, guile, or artfulness. |
| simple interest |
interest computed on principal only, rather than on accrued interest plus principal. (Cf. compound interest.) |