Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1265]
— Silurian noun
1silver noun 1 : a white ductile metallic chemical element that takes a high polish and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other substance
2 : coin made of silver
3 : articles (as hollowware or table flatware) made of or plated with silver : FLATWARE
4 : a grayish white color
Synonyms
flatware, tableware—more at TABLEWARE
2silver adjective 1 : relating to, made of, or coated with silver
2 : resembling silver (as in sheen or color) : SILVERY
3silver verb sil·vered; sil·ver·ing : to coat with or as if with silver
— sil·ver·er noun
silver bromide noun : a light-sensitive compound used esp. in photography
sil·ver·fish noun : any of various small wingless insects found in houses and sometimes injurious esp. to sized paper and starched clothes
silver iodide noun : a light-sensitive compound used in photography, rainmaking, and medicine
silver maple noun : a No. American maple with deeply cut leaves that are green above and silvery white below
silver nitrate noun : a soluble compound used in photography and as an antiseptic
sil·ver·ware noun : eating and serving utensils (as knives, forks, and spoons) : FLATWARE
sil·very adjective : resembling or having the luster of silver
Synonyms
gray, leaden, pewter, silver, slate, steely—more at GRAY
sim·i·an noun : MONKEY, APE
— simian adjective
sim·i·lar adjective : marked by correspondence or resemblance
Synonyms
akin, alike, analogous, comparable, correspondent, like, parallel, such—more at ALIKE
sim·i·lar·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being similar; also : a comparable aspect
Synonyms
community, correspondence, likeness, parallel, parallelism, resemblance, similitude; also counterpart, equal, equivalence, parity; identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity
Antonyms
dissimilarity, unlikeness
sim·i·lar·ly adverb : in the same or a comparable manner
Synonyms
alike, also, correspondingly, likewise, so—more at ALSO
sim·i·le noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L, likeness, comparison, fr. neut. of similis like, similar]
: a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared by the use of like or as (as in “cheeks like roses”)
si·mil·i·tude noun : correspondence in kind or quality : RESEMBLANCE; also : a point of comparison
Synonyms
community, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity—more at SIMILARITY
sim·mer verb sim·mered; sim·mer·ing 1 : to stew at or just below the boiling point
2 : to be on the point of bursting out with violence or emotional disturbance
— simmer noun
simmer down verb : to become calm or peaceful
si·mo·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing : to polish with or as if with wax
si·mo·ny noun [ORIGIN: ME symonie, fr. LL simonia, fr. Simon Magus sorcerer of Samaria in Acts 8:9–24]
: the buying or selling of a church office
sim·pa·ti·co adjective : CONGENIAL, LIKABLE
sim·per verb : to smile in a silly manner
— simper noun
sim·ple adjective sim·pler ; sim·plest [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF, plain, uncomplicated, artless, fr. L simplus, simplex, lit., single; L simplus fr. sim- one + -plus multiplied by; L simplex fr. sim- + -plex -fold]
1 : free from dishonesty or vanity : INNOCENT
2 : free from ostentation
3 : of humble origin or modest position
4 : slow of mind : STUPID
5 : not complex : PLAIN <~ directions> 6 : lacking education, experience, or intelligence