| 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] |
| simplify |
to make plainer, easier, or less complex. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| simply |
in a simple, straightforward manner; clearly. [4 definitions] |
| simulacrum |
a likeness or semblance of something. [2 definitions] |
| simulate |
to imitate or reproduce the appearance, sound, or other external characteristics or qualities of. [2 definitions] |
| simulation |
the act or process of pretending or imitating. [3 definitions] |
| simulator |
a device, machine, or computer that produces, as realistically as possible, an environment or certain conditions for training or experimentation. |
| simulcast |
a simultaneous broadcast of a program on both television and radio. [2 definitions] |
| simultaneous |
existing, occurring, or done at the same general time or at the same moment. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| sin1 |
violation of religious law. [5 definitions] |
| sin2 |
the name of the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| Sinai |
see "Mount Sinai." [2 definitions] |
| since |
from then until now (often prec. by "ever"). [6 definitions] |