--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 47 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/47/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 47 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A silhouette is the dark shape or outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background, like a person standing in front of a sunset.[↗](../../silhouette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A silhouette is a picture of a person or thing cut out of black paper or painted all black, showing only the outline.[↗](../../silhouette/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To be silhouetted means to appear as a dark shape against a light background.[↗](../../silhouette/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In fashion, a silhouette is the overall shape of a piece of clothing.[↗](../../silhouette/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The castle was silhouetted against the orange sky.[↗](../../silhouette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted sunset backgrounds and added black silhouettes of trees.[↗](../../silhouette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A tall silhouette appeared in the doorway.[↗](../../silhouette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you guess the animal from its silhouette?[↗](../../silhouette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old portrait was a silhouette cut from black paper.[↗](../../silhouette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds made dark silhouettes on the telephone wire.[↗](../../silhouette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **silicate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A mineral or compound made of silicon and oxygen, often with metals; most rocks, sand and clay are made of silicates.[↗](../../silicate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A material made from such compounds, as in some glass, cement and paint.[↗](../../silicate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Most of the rocks in the Earth's crust are silicates.[↗](../../silicate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Quartz is a silicate mineral found in sand.[↗](../../silicate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clay is made of tiny silicate grains.[↗](../../silicate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon's surface is covered in grey silicate dust.[↗](../../silicate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some glues and paints contain silicates.[↗](../../silicate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mica is a silicate that splits into thin shiny sheets.[↗](../../silicate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **silicon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Silicon is a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that is the main part of sand and many rocks.[↗](../../silicon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Silicon is used to make computer chips and solar panels.[↗](../../silicon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Computer chips are made of silicon.[↗](../../silicon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sand contains a lot of silicon.[↗](../../silicon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Silicon Valley is home to big tech companies.[↗](../../silicon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Solar panels use silicon to turn sunlight into electricity.[↗](../../silicon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Silicon's symbol is Si.[↗](../../silicon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Glass is made by melting sand rich in silicon.[↗](../../silicon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **silk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms.[↗](../../silk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The thread itself, made by silkworms or spiders.[↗](../../silk/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) A senior barrister; to «take silk» means to become one.[↗](../../silk/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her dress is made of silk.[↗](../../silk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Silkworms spin silk to make their cocoons.[↗](../../silk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Spider silk is very strong for its weight.[↗](../../silk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Traders carried silk along the Silk Road.[↗](../../silk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scarf felt smooth as silk.[↗](../../silk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad wore a silk tie to the wedding.[↗](../../silk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a silk dress, golden bracelets, and large amber beads.[↗](../../silk/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.[↗](../../silk/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silk/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **silken** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made of silk.[↗](../../silken/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Soft, smooth and shiny like silk: «silken hair», «a silken voice».[↗](../../silken/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The princess wore a silken gown.[↗](../../silken/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hair was long and silken.[↗](../../silken/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The river slid by with a silken sound.[↗](../../silken/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's fur felt silken under my hand.[↗](../../silken/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke in a soft, silken voice.[↗](../../silken/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A silken thread hung from the spider's web.[↗](../../silken/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The king sat on silken cushions.[↗](../../silken/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · How her silken robe is rustling\![↗](../../silken/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **silkworm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A silkworm is the caterpillar of the silk moth, which spins a cocoon of fine silk thread; people use this thread to make silk cloth.[↗](../../silkworm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Silkworms eat only mulberry leaves.[↗](../../silkworm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The silkworm spun a white cocoon around itself.[↗](../../silkworm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Silk cloth is made from the thread of silkworms.[↗](../../silkworm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient China kept silkworms secret for centuries.[↗](../../silkworm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class watched silkworms turn into moths.[↗](../../silkworm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A single silkworm cocoon is made of one very long thread.[↗](../../silkworm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Silkworm moths cannot fly.[↗](../../silkworm/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **silky** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Smooth, soft and shiny, like silk.[↗](../../silky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (voice, movement) Smooth and gentle: a silky voice, silky skills (in sport).[↗](../../silky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kitten had silky fur.[↗](../../silky/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hair was long and silky.[↗](../../silky/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chocolate sauce was silky smooth.[↗](../../silky/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer showed silky skills.[↗](../../silky/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox spoke in a silky voice to trick the hen.[↗](../../silky/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Satin feels silky to touch.[↗](../../silky/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.[↗](../../silky/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **sill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside.[↗](../../sill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sill is also the bottom part of a door frame.[↗](../../sill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In geology, a sill is a flat layer of rock that formed when hot melted rock pushed between other layers.[↗](../../sill/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat sat on the window sill in the sun.[↗](../../sill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We put our bean seeds on the sill to grow.[↗](../../sill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A robin landed on the sill outside.[↗](../../sill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma left a pie to cool on the window sill.[↗](../../sill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was dust all along the sill.[↗](../../sill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain dripped off the sill onto the path.[↗](../../sill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't sit on the sill of an open window — it is not safe.[↗](../../sill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When he had done pecking he got upon the window-sill, opened his wings, and flew right away.[↗](../../sill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **silliness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being silly: behaving in a foolish, funny or not serious way.[↗](../../silliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A silly act or silly talk.[↗](../../silliness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That's enough silliness — please sit down.[↗](../../silliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The party was full of giggles and silliness.[↗](../../silliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I laughed at the silliness of the joke.[↗](../../silliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice was tired of the silliness at the tea party.[↗](../../silliness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Their silliness on the climbing frame was dangerous.[↗](../../silliness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A bit of silliness after a hard test is fine.[↗](../../silliness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · For that one moment he dropped his silliness and spoke with dignity.[↗](../../silliness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **silly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat.[↗](../../silly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Silly means not sensible or not wise: a silly mistake.[↗](../../silly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Silly» can be said kindly to someone who is being foolish.[↗](../../silly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A silly can also be a foolish person, often said kindly to someone.[↗](../../silly/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Foolish or ridiculous in a way that is funny or a bit daft.[↗](../../silly/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clown wore 3 silly hats.[↗](../../silly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They told silly jokes for 10 minutes.[↗](../../silly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is silly to buy 20 umbrellas.[↗](../../silly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many silly faces did he draw?[↗](../../silly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I made a silly mistake and forgot to carry the one.[↗](../../silly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be silly, it's only a spider.[↗](../../silly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The children giggled at the silly song.[↗](../../silly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Well, that was one big silly.[↗](../../silly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.[↗](../../silly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.[↗](../../silly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.7.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · “Of course you have, you silly.[↗](../../silly/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Peter Pan) · "Who says that you are silly?"[↗](../../silly/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Fifty Famous Stories Retold) · Well, that was one big silly.[↗](../../silly/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (English Fairy Tales) **silt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fine sand, mud and soil carried by flowing water and left at the bottom of rivers, lakes or harbours.[↗](../../silt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) «Silt up» means to become blocked with silt.[↗](../../silt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The river left silt on the fields after the flood.[↗](../../silt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Silt makes the soil rich for farming.[↗](../../silt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The harbour silted up over time.[↗](../../silt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The water was brown with silt.[↗](../../silt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Silt is finer than sand.[↗](../../silt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers by the Nile used the silt to grow crops.[↗](../../silt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **silver** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for jewellery, coins and cutlery.[↗](../../silver/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Silver is the shiny grey-white colour.[↗](../../silver/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Silver means second place: a silver medal.[↗](../../silver/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Silver» is also things made of silver, like knives, forks and spoons.[↗](../../silver/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She won a silver medal in the race.[↗](../../silver/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's ring is made of silver.[↗](../../silver/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish had silver scales.[↗](../../silver/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every cloud has a silver lining.[↗](../../silver/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Silver conducts electricity very well.[↗](../../silver/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The full moon looked silver over the sea.[↗](../../silver/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Please polish the silver for the party.[↗](../../silver/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Well, they began taking gold and silver.[↗](../../silver/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.[↗](../../silver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.31.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, (Torah EXO.35.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.[↗](../../silver/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.1.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee; (Writings JOB.22.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.[↗](../../silver/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.115.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silver/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **silverback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A silverback is a grown-up male gorilla, the leader of a gorilla family, named after the silvery-grey hair on his back.[↗](../../silverback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Sometimes people jokingly call a strong older man who leads a group a silverback.[↗](../../silverback/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The silverback beat his chest to scare off danger.[↗](../../silverback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A silverback can weigh twice as much as a man.[↗](../../silverback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby gorillas played near the silverback.[↗](../../silverback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The silverback leads his family through the forest.[↗](../../silverback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorillas' hair turns silver when they are about twelve years old.[↗](../../silverback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · At the zoo, the silverback sat calmly eating leaves.[↗](../../silverback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is the silverback of our house, Mum joked.[↗](../../silverback/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **silverfish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A silverfish is a small, shiny, silver-grey insect with no wings that wriggles like a fish and lives in damp corners of houses.[↗](../../silverfish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare) Silverfish is also a name for some small silvery fish.[↗](../../silverfish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A silverfish darted across the bathroom floor.[↗](../../silverfish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Silverfish like damp, dark places.[↗](../../silverfish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Silverfish nibble paper, glue and old books.[↗](../../silverfish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It is an insect even though it is called a fish.[↗](../../silverfish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We spotted three silverfish under the sink.[↗](../../silverfish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Silverfish are harmless to people but annoying.[↗](../../silverfish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **silversmith** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A craftsman who makes things out of silver.[↗](../../silversmith/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?[↗](../../silversmith/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../silversmith/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **silvery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Silvery means shiny and grey-white, like silver.[↗](../../silvery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A silvery sound is high, clear and pleasant, like a little bell.[↗](../../silvery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Silvery hair is grey or white and shining.[↗](../../silvery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The moon cast a silvery light on the river.[↗](../../silvery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Small silvery fish darted under the bridge.[↗](../../silvery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma has beautiful silvery hair.[↗](../../silvery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the silvery sound of a little bell.[↗](../../silvery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Aluminium is a light, silvery metal.[↗](../../silvery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The frost made the grass look silvery in the morning.[↗](../../silvery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fairy had a silvery voice.[↗](../../silvery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A silvery thread among the stars, it soon drifted low beneath the horizon.[↗](../../silvery/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sima** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (geology, older term) The lower layer of the Earth's crust, under the oceans and below the continents, made of heavy rock rich in silicon and magnesium (si + ma).[↗](../../sima/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Sima is a given name in several countries, for example in Iran, Croatia and Czechia.[↗](../../sima/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sima is the heavier layer of rock under the ocean floor.[↗](../../sima/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old textbook showed sial on top of sima.[↗](../../sima/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Basalt is a rock typical of the sima.[↗](../../sima/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The word sima comes from silicon and magnesium.[↗](../../sima/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sima is a girl in my class.[↗](../../sima/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the continents, the lighter sial rests on the heavier sima.[↗](../../sima/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **simeon** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Simeon is a man's name: the second son of Jacob and Leah, and also the tribe that came from him.[↗](../../simeon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These are the families of Simeon.[↗](../../simeon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.[↗](../../simeon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.1.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence their kinship.[↗](../../simeon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamim, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; (Writings 1CH.4.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; (Writings 1CH.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.[↗](../../simeon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.19.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../simeon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **similar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Almost the same as something else, but not exactly.[↗](../../similar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) Of shapes: the same shape but maybe a different size, with all angles equal and sides in the same ratio.[↗](../../similar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My jumper is similar to yours, but mine has stripes.[↗](../../similar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins look very similar.[↗](../../similar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs and toads are similar but not the same.[↗](../../similar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A small square and a big square are similar shapes.[↗](../../similar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the similarities and differences between the two stories.[↗](../../similar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We have similar ideas for the project.[↗](../../similar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · These two triangles are similar: each side of the big one is twice as long.[↗](../../similar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather today is similar to yesterday.[↗](../../similar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This work then, or a similar predecessor, is at least as old as a.d.[↗](../../similar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") 200.[↗](../../similar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../similar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · This work then, or a similar predecessor, is at least as old as A.D.[↗](../../similar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") 200.[↗](../../similar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../similar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The Hebrew term תֹּהוּ tohu is much more similar in sense to the Greek kháos than it is to English chaos.[↗](../../similar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../similar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **similarity** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Similarity is a way in which two things are alike.[↗](../../similarity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **similarly** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* In the same way; likewise.[↗](../../similarly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Similarly, all cuneiform characters originated from two symbols Y \< those for one and ten.[↗](../../similarly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../similarly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **simile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using «like» or «as»: «as brave as a lion», «she ran like the wind».[↗](../../simile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Similes help the reader picture something more clearly or feel it more strongly.[↗](../../simile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «As white as snow» is a simile.[↗](../../simile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «He ate like a horse» is a simile using «like».[↗](../../simile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a simile to describe the storm.[↗](../../simile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Her eyes shone like stars» is a simile.[↗](../../simile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A simile uses «like» or «as»; a metaphor does not.[↗](../../simile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «The classroom was as quiet as a mouse» is a simile.[↗](../../simile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to invent new similes instead of using old ones.[↗](../../simile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **similitude** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A similitude is a likeness or form, an old word for something that resembles another thing.[↗](../../similitude/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* with him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'[↗](../../similitude/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.12.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../similitude/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-fourth Path is the Imaginative Intelligence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes, which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies.[↗](../../similitude/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../similitude/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-fourth Path is the Imaginative Intelli- gence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies.[↗](../../similitude/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../similitude/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about.[↗](../../similitude/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.4.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../similitude/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.[↗](../../similitude/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.12.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../similitude/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/46/) 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