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Words starting with S

Words that start with S

Six slippery snakes sailed southward on a silver ship to Sydney.

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Sis forSeat

A seat is anything you can sit on, or a part of something you sit on, for example the seat of a chair. If you want to invite someone to sit down, you might ask them to take a seat.
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Seatbelts are found in cars and other vehicles. If you have an accident while you are driving, and you are wearing a seat belt, you will be held in your seat and will not be hurt as badly as if you were not wearing a seat belt.
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Sis forSeaweed

Seaweed is the common name for any very large kinds of algae that grow in the sea. Seaweed comes in all shapes and sizes, but the majority is long and thin and strap-like. Some kinds of seaweed are edible, and can be used raw or cooked in soups or in sushi.
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Secateurs, also called pruning shears, are a kind of scissor designed for cutting through the stems of plants. They have a different design to regular scissors to give them the extra strength needed to cut through wood.
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Sis forSecond

A second is a unit of time. There are 60 seconds in a minute. Second is also the number two place in a competition.

Sis forSecret

A secret is something nobody else knows but you. Sometimes you share your secrets with your best friends. If someone tells you a secret, you shouldn't tell anyone else.
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A secretary is someone who handles a lot of paperwork in an office. They will take notes at meetings, take dictations, type up letters and file papers.
A sedated dog.
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Sis forSedate

Sedate is another word for calm. If you are sedated, you have been given a drug to make you calm.
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Sis forSedative

Something has a sedative effect if it makes you calm and sleepy. Many things have a sedative effect. Some are pills, some are herbs like valerian, and some kinds of music also have a sedative effect.

Sis forSedge

A group of cranes is called a sedge.