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- sims/sɪmz/Shortened, informal term for The Sims, a popular life simulation video game franchise.nounMedium
- simsbury/ˈsɪmzbəri/A proper noun referring to a town in Connecticut, United States.nounVery Low
- simul/ˈsɪm.jʊl/Short for 'simultaneous', indicating something happening or existing at the same time.adverbnounC2
- simulacre/ˈsɪmjʊlɑːk(rə)/An image or representation of someone or something; a likeness or effigy. In modern academic and philosophical usage, it often means a superficial, deceptive, or misleading representation lacking the substance of the original.nounC2
- simulacrum/ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.krəm/An image or representation of something; an imitation, often with the implication that it is inferior or less real than the original.nounC2
- simulant/ˈsɪmjʊlənt/A substance or material that imitates or replicates the properties of another, often for testing or experimental purposes.adjectivenounlow
- simular/ˈsɪmjʊlə/A person who feigns, counterfeits, or simulates; a pretender or hypocrite.adjectivenounExtremely Low / Archaic
- simulate/ˈsɪm.jʊ.leɪt/To imitate the appearance, character, or conditions of something.adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC1
- simulation/ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/The process of creating a model or representation of a system, situation, or process in order to study its behaviour or train for it.nounC1
- simulator/ˈsɪm.jə.leɪ.tə/A device, system, or program that artificially replicates the conditions and behavior of a real process, machine, or situation for training, testing, or experimentation.nounC1
- simulcast/ˈsɪm.əl.kɑːst/A broadcast that is transmitted simultaneously on two or more channels (e.g., radio and television) or across different platforms.nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
- simultaneity/ˌsɪm(ə)ltəˈneɪɪti/The quality or state of happening or being done at exactly the same time.nounC1
- simultaneous/ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ.ni.əs/Happening, existing, or done at the same time.adjectivenounC1
- simultaneous equations/ˌsɪməlˈteɪniəs ɪˈkweɪʒ(ə)nz/A set of two or more equations that must all be true at the same time, and that contain shared variables.nounplural-nounC1
- simvastatin/ˌsɪm.vəˈstæt.ɪn/A drug used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood to help prevent heart disease and stroke.nounLow
- sin/sɪn/A serious offence or transgression against religious or moral law, often involving an act considered to be wrong by divine or societal standards.nounverbverb-intransitive+1High
- sin bin/sɪn bɪn/A penalty box in sports such as ice hockey or rugby, where players are sent for temporary suspension due to misconduct.nouncontext-dependent
- sin tax/ˈsɪn tæks/A tax imposed by a government on goods or activities considered harmful or morally questionable, such as tobacco, alcohol, or gambling.nounLow (B2/C1)
- sina/ˈsiːnə/In English, the word 'sina' has no established meaning or function as a standard English word. It is either a foreign word (e.g., from Samoan, Finnish), a proper noun, or a typographical error for other words like 'signa', 'sinus', or 'china'.nounVery Low (Rare/Obscure)
- sinai/ˈsaɪnaɪ/A proper noun referring to a geographical peninsula in Egypt, forming a land bridge between Asia and Africa, and a significant location in Abrahamic religious history.nounLow
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