sim.

similar.

simile.

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Words nearby sim.

silvicolous, silvics, silviculture, s'il vous plaît, silymarin, sim., sima, Simak, Si-ma Qian, simar, simarouba

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Example sentences from the Web for sim.

Revolutionaries need to stay connected, and they come to Balian for SIM cards and USB Internet sticks.
Hostility to Syrian Refugees Rising Along Turkey’s Border|Mike Giglio|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Balian then pages through a six-inch stack of the passport scans he takes to issue his SIM cards.
Hostility to Syrian Refugees Rising Along Turkey’s Border|Mike Giglio|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There were no SIM cards, so that they could not be triggered by a phone call.
Al Qaeda's Doomsday Plan|Clive Irving|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
CNN reported this morning that some demonstrators were being told to remove the SIM cards in their phones to avoid being tracked.
Marked for Death by Twitter|Eric Pape|June 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

"It was as I say," Sim answered, as though hurt by the implication.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
It happened in this wise: Sim had a very high temper, and in a quarrel with a bigger cat than herself she was vanquished.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan
Sim's ship shot upward and a wing swirled away like a dark strip of paper torn from a wall.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
"Now that you mention it, Sim never told us anything," Stan said.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
They were met at the edge of the trees by Sim Howlett and Royce.
Redskin and Cow-Boy|G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

British Dictionary definitions for sim.

sim

/ (sɪm) /

noun

a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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