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sim

/sɪm/

Meanings
noun
A simulation or simulator.

Examples :

"They played a flight sim all afternoon."
technology computing game entertainment machine

Related Words

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration simulation

simulation noun

/sɪmjʊleɪʃən/

Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.

"The most reliable simulation predicts that the hurricane will turn north."

Illustration flight

flight noun

/flaɪt/

The act of flying.

"Most birds are capable of flight."

Illustration they

they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

Illustration played

played verb

/pleɪd/

To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

"They played long and hard."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration simulator

simulator noun

/ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər/ /ˈsɪməˌleɪtər/

One who simulates or feigns.

"He's not really sick; he's just a simulator trying to avoid the test. "

Illustration all

all noun

/ɔːl/ /ɔl/ /ɑl/

(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.

"She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line."