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Simmer

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪmɚ

Definitions

  1. A fan of the video game series The Sims.
    slang
  2. A surname from German.
  3. The state or process of simmering.
  4. Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.
    informal

Equivalents

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Examples

“The kettle was kept on the simmer.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Simmered simmerer Simmering Simmerman Simmers simmerstat

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