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abbreviation

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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How to use sim. in a sentence

Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My favorite is the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It will probably also have SIM-card capacity, so it can be used as a mobile phone as well.
DataWind Prepared $20 Tablet Computer for Indian Market|Nina Strochlic|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the sensual vocal interplay between Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim is still the best in the game.
Best Songs of 2012: Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift, Jack White & More (VIDEO)|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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
They ranged from moving trunks to cleaning cisterns, and, by grace of all of them, Sim was doing very well.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
I'll bet you anything that Uncle Sim himself couldn't go to Athens tomorrow and order a cup of coffee and a hard-boiled egg!
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour
Since Sim Lynch tried to get Toneroe from her, when father died, she'd never a good word for any of them.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope
We saw Cherry-Cheeks, and made sure that Sim should have not only a good wife but a good business of his own to keep her on.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
“Who but our fellow townsman, Sim Jeffreys, whining and groaning to beat the band,” continued the narrator.
The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound|George A. Warren

British Dictionary definitions for sim.

sim

/ (sɪm) /

noun

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

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