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s | simmer |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun simmer is

the state or process of simmering.

As a verb simmer is

to cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    simmer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * simber (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or process of simmering.
    • The kettle was kept on the simmer .

    Verb

  • To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
    • The soup simmered on the stove.
  • To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
    • Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

    Synonyms

    * coddle

    Derived terms

    * simmer down

    Anagrams

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