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.) |
simple machine |
a basic mechanical device, such as a lever, pulley, wedge, screw, or inclined plane, that is designed to apply force or power in order to perform a task. |
simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. [3 definitions] |
simple sentence |
a sentence that has only one clause, such as "Early in the morning we waited for the bus". |
simpleton |
one who is silly, dull-witted, or easily tricked; fool. |
simplicity |
the quality or condition or an instance of being simple. [3 definitions] |