<B>simoniacal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>guilty of simony. <DD><B> 2. </B>of, having to do with, or involving simony. adv. <B>simoniacally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="simonism">
<B>simonism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the practice or advocacy of simony. </DL>
<A NAME="simonist">
<B>simonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who practices or advocates simony. </DL>
<A NAME="simonize">
<B>simonize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nized,</B> <B>-nizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to polish, especially with wax. <BR> <I>Ex. to simonize a car.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="simonlegree">
<B>Simon Legree,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a harsh, cruel, or demanding person in authority, such as an employer or officer that is this way. </DL>
<A NAME="simonmagus">
<B>Simon Magus,</B> <B>=Simon </B>(def. 4).</DL>
<A NAME="simonpeter">
<B>Simon Peter,</B> <B>=Peter </B>(def. 1).</DL>
<A NAME="simonpure">
<B>simon-pure, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>real; genuine; authentic; true. <BR> <I>Ex. simon-pure maple sugar.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that is morally pure. <BR> <I>Ex. He's not as simon-pure as he pretends.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="simonumentumrequiris,circumspice">
<B>si monumentum requiris, circumspice,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) if you would see his monument, look around (Sir Christopher Wren's epitaph in St. Paul's Cathedral, London). </DL>
<A NAME="simony">
<B>simony, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of buying and selling sacred things. <DD><B> 2. </B>the sin of buying or selling positions or promotions in the church. </DL>
<A NAME="simonzelotes">
<B>Simon Zelotes, =Simon </B>(def. 2).</DL>
<A NAME="simoom">
<B>simoom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hot, dry, suffocating, sand-laden wind that sweeps across the deserts of Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa during the spring and summer; samiel. </DL>
<A NAME="simoon">
<B>simoon, </B>noun. =simoom.</DL>
<A NAME="simp">
<B>simp, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a simpleton; fool. </DL>
<A NAME="simpai">
<B>simpai, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the black-crested monkey of Sumatra, having a long, slender body, tail, and limbs, and highly variegated coloration. </DL>
<A NAME="simpatica">
<B>simpatica, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> feminine of <B>simpatico.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. To hear her say anyone was not simpatica gave me a turn (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="simpatico">
<B>simpatico, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>arousing a sympathetic response; agreeable. <BR> <I>Ex. It is important to find the simpatico agent who will give the traveler what he wants and not what the agent thinks he ought to want (Atlantic).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in agreement; in harmony; compatible. <BR> <I>Ex. If he goes, it won't be because the two are simpatico, ... but because his business interests are at stake. (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="simper">
<B>simper, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to smile in a silly, affected way; smirk. <BR> <I>Ex. She stood before the mirror ... simpering to her own image (Hawthorne).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to express by a simper; say with a simper. <DD><I>noun </I> a silly, affected smile. noun <B>simperer.</B> adv. <B>simperingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="simple">
<B>simple, </B>adjective, <B>-pler,</B> <B>-plest,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>easy to do, understand, use, solve, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple problem, a simple explanation, a simple task. This book is in simple language.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not divided into parts; not compound; single. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple substance, a simple concept.</I> <DD> See also <B>simple leaf.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>having few parts; not complex; not involved; elementary. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple pattern or design, a simple one-celled animal. A simple curve does not cross itself.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>considered or taken by itself; with nothing added; mere; bare. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple majority. My answer is the simple truth.</I> (SYN) pure, absolute. <DD><B> 5a. </B>without ornament; not rich or showy. <BR> <I>Ex. He eats simple food and wears simple clothing.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>unaffected; plain. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple tale, to write in a simple style.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>free from pride, ostentation, or display; not showing off; unaffected; natural. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple life. She has a pleasant, simple manner. Arthur ... neither wore on helm or shield the golden symbol of his kinglihood, But rode a simple knight among his knights (Tennyson).</I> (SYN) unassuming, unpretentious. <DD><B> 7. </B>free from duplicity or guile; undesigning; honest; sincere. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple heart. The short and simple annals of the poor (Thomas Gray).</I> (SYN) open, straightforward. <DD><B> 8. </B>not subtle; not sophisticated; innocent; artless. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple child.</I> (SYN) naive, ingenuous. <DD><B> 9. </B>common; ordinary. <BR> <I>Ex. a simple citizen, a simple private.</I> <DD><B> 10. </B>of humble birth or position; lowly; undistinguished. <BR> <I>Ex. His parents were simple people.</I> <DD><B> 11. </B>weak in mind; dull or stupid; foolish or silly. <BR> <I>Ex. Simple Simon met a pieman (Nursery Rhyme). Thou art as simple, I see, in this world's knowledge as ever (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 12. </B>of little value or importance; insignificant; trifling; slight. <BR> <I>Ex. Great floods have flown from simple sources (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a foolish, stupid person. <DD><B> 2. </B>something unmixed or uncompounded. <DD><B> 3. </B>a medicine or food, composed of only one constituent. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) <DD><B> a. </B>a plant or herb used in medicine. <BR> <I>Ex. Saphira read his medical library, added herbs and simples she knew from her childhood, plus other remedies (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a medicine made from it. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) a person of poor or humble birth or position. noun <B>simpleness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="simpleclosedcurve">
<B>simple closed curve,</B> =Jordan curve.</DL>
<A NAME="simplecontract">
<B>simple contract,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) a contract or agreement not under seal. </DL>
<A NAME="simpleequation">
<B>simple equation,</B> =linear equation.</DL>
<A NAME="simplefaced">
<B>simple-faced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of bats) having no foliaceous appendages on the snout. </DL>
<A NAME="simplefraction">
<B>simple fraction,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fraction having a whole number in both the numerator and the denominator. (Examples:) 1/3, 3/4, 219/125. </DL>
<A NAME="simplefracture">
<B>simple fracture,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fracture in which a broken bone does not penetrate the skin; closed fracture. </DL>
<A NAME="simplefruit">
<B>simple fruit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fruit developed from a single matured ovary, as the tomato, apple, and acorn. Simple fruits are classified as either fleshy or dry. </DL>
<A NAME="simplehearted">
<B>simple-hearted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having or showing a simple, unaffected nature. <BR> <I>Ex. The average simple-hearted lover of Westerns will be quite happy to see some of the familiar situations without bothering to understand exactly how they came about (Punch).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>guileless; sincere. </DL>
<A NAME="simplehonors">
<B>simple honors,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bare majority of honors in auction bridge; three trump honors or three aces at no trump, held by one side. </DL>
<A NAME="simpleinterest">
<B>simple interest,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> interest that is paid only on the principal of a loan, mortgage, or other obligation and not on accrued interest. </DL>
<A NAME="simpleleaf">
<B>simple leaf,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a leaf consisting of a single blade. An oak leaf is a simple leaf. </DL>
<A NAME="simplemachine">
<B>simple machine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the basic mechanical devices which multiply or change the direction of force and on which more complex machines are based. The lever, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and screw are the six simple machines. </DL>
<B>simple past,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense without reference to the duration of action; past absolute. </DL>
<A NAME="simpler">
<B>simpler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a person who gathers simples or medicinal herbs, or is skilled in their uses; herbalist. </DL>
<A NAME="simplesentence">
<B>simple sentence,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sentence consisting of one main clause. (Examples:) The whistle blows. John called his dog. </DL>
<A NAME="simplesimon">
<B>Simple Simon,</B> =simpleton.</DL>
<A NAME="simplesugar">
<B>simple sugar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any monosaccharide, such as dextrose. </DL>
<A NAME="simpletime">
<B>simple time</B> or <B>measure,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a rhythm or time having two or three beats to a measure. </DL>
<A NAME="simpleton">
<B>simpleton, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a silly person; fool. </DL>
<A NAME="simplevow">
<B>simple vow,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a public vow taken by a Roman Catholic religious under which ownership of property is retained and marriage is considered valid, though illicit. Simple vows may be temporary or perpetual. </DL>
<A NAME="simplex">
<B>simplex, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>simplexes,</B> <B>simplices,</B> <B>simplicia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>consisting of or characterized by a single part or structure; not compound. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with a system for sending telegraphic messages in only one direction at a time. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a simple, uncompounded word. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Mathematics.) a figure or element having the minimum number of boundary points in a Euclidean space of a specified number of dimensions. The simplex of one-dimensional space is the line segment, of two-dimensional space the triangle, and of three-dimensional space the tetrahedron. </DL>
<A NAME="simplicidentate">
<B>simplicidentate, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to a former suborder containing all those animals now classified as rodents, and characterized by only one pair of upper incisor teeth. <DD><I>noun </I> a simplicidentate animal. </DL>
