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Words that start with S

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

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S is for Simple

Something is simple if it doesn't have a lot of elaborate parts, or is very easy to understand. The picture is of a very simple flower arrangement.
The opposite of simple might be elaborate, complicated or difficult.

S is for Sing

You sing when you make music with your voice.
Many people singing together is called a chorus.

S is for Single

Single is used to describe just one of something or someone. For example, if you're not in a relationship, you can say you're single.

S is for Singlet

A singlet is another word for undershirt.

S is for Sinister

If you are sinister you are frightening, threatening or intimidating.

The house in the picture is sinister.

S is for Sink

Something is said to sink in a liquid if it falls to the bottom. The olives in the martini in the picture have sunk to the bottom of the glass. Things sink because they have a higher density than the liquid they are in. The opposite of sink is float.

S is for Sinker

A sinker is a small, heavy object used in fishing. It is usually made of lead, steel, or another dense material and is attached to a fishing line. Its weight pulls the hook and bait down into deeper water.

S is for Sip

You sip a drink when you drink only a very small amount at a time. When you sip your drink, you tend to drink it very slowly.

S is for Sipped

Sipped is the past tense of sip.

S is for Sister

Your sister is a girl who has the same mother or father as you do.

S is for Sit

You sit down when you put most of your weight on your bottom, on a surface like a chair or sofa. Sitting down is usually more comfortable than standing up.

S is for Six

There are six coloured eggs in the picture. The number before six is five. The number that comes after six is seven.

S is for Sixth

Something is sixth if it is the number sixth item in a list. Sixth comes after fifth and before seventh.

S is for Size

Size is a measure of how big something is. You can measure size in defined units like inches, or you can use descriptive words like big, small, tiny or huge.

S is for Sizzle

Sizzling is the sound of cooking something in fat or oil at fairly high temperatures, like cooking bacon or sausages.

S is for Skate

A skate might be another word for a ice skate or roller skate. It might also describe the action of gliding over a surface wearing some kind of skates. Someone who skates is a skater.

S is for Skateboard

A skateboard is a piece of wood with wheels underneath. You stand on the skateboard and push with one foot to make it go forwards, or just stand on it if you are on a slope.
People can do lots of tricks on skateboards, like jumping and twisting. On a large skateboard ramp people can even flip right over in the air.

S is for Skater

A skater is someone who skates, either on ice skates, roller skates or on a skateboard. People might skate just for fun, or professionally for money.

S is for Skein

A skein is a name for a flock of geese or ducks when they are flying in a line or V.