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simmer, summer
simmer (SIM uhr) (verb)
1. To cook something so it is almost boiling for a certain period of time: "The directions for the recipe said to put all the ingredients in a pot and simmer for 45 minutes."
"Simmer the stew for 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened."
2. To be filled with a strong feeling that is difficult to control or to hide: "It was easy to see the customer simmer with anger when he couldn't get anyone to take his payment."summer (SUHM uhr) (noun)
The season or time of the year that occurs between the seasons of spring and the fall, characterized by being warm or hot: "The girl said that she loves summer because there is no school and she can go to the beach every afternoon."
"Her children have wonderful memories of camping each summer over the years."
It is so hot this summer, that he feels as if he were a pot which has been set to a slow simmer.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(First Steps, Benicia, California; Summer, 1942)
(Latin: pertaining to summer; heat, fire; the ebb and flow of the sea, tide)
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“summer”
prurigo aestivalis, actinic prurigo, summer prurigo
An itching which returns each summer, becoming very severe as long as the hot weather continues.
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pruri-, prur-, prurit- +
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1. Estivation or dormancy in some animals during the heat of the summer or during months of drought: "Animals; such as, snakes and lizards often enter a state of summer torpor during the hottest part of the days."
2. An inactive condition resembling deep sleep, in which some animals living in hot climates; such as, how certain snails pass the summer: "Estivation or the cessation or slowing of activity protects these creatures against heat and dryness during their summer torpor."
3. The arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration: "The tight bud or summer torpor of the roses is a sign that they are about to burst into full bloom."
2. An inactive condition resembling deep sleep, in which some animals living in hot climates; such as, how certain snails pass the summer: "Estivation or the cessation or slowing of activity protects these creatures against heat and dryness during their summer torpor."
3. The arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration: "The tight bud or summer torpor of the roses is a sign that they are about to burst into full bloom."