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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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Photo of wastewater treatment
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Sis forSewage

Sewage is the waste that is found in sewers. It is mostly waste water from houses, including everything you flush down your toilet.
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Sis forSewer

A sewerage system is a network of pipes under a large town or city that is used to transport waste water from houses and other buildings to a sewerage treatment plant. Sewers carry water from your toilet, washbasins and shower as well as any other water that goes down the drain.
Photo of a woman using a sewing machine
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A sewing machine is a device, usually powered by an electric motor, that can sew much neater and straighter than you can by hand. Modern sewing machines have lots of different stitches built into them. Some sewing machines can even connect to a computer and stitch very intricate embroidery from pictures on the computer automatically.
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Sis forSex

Sex is the set of characteristics that makes people, plants and animals male or female. The picture is of a male and female duck. See also: gender or coitus.
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Sis forShack

A shack is a small, simply-built house. Shacks are often seen near the beach or in the wilderness. Another word for shack is hut.
Photo of two people sitting in the shade
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Sis forShade

Shade is what we call a large shadow that you can sit or stand in. It is cooler in the shade than in the sun. If there is no shade, you can make your own by setting up a large umbrella or a tent.
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Sis forShadow

When you stand in front of a light like the sun, some of the light hits you and some of the light goes past you. Where you are in the way between the sun and the ground, there will be a shadow. A shadow is just somewhere there is less light than there is around it. Shadows are the same shape as whatever is blocking the light. Shadows change size and shape depending on how high or low the light is. Shadows are darker and clearer when the light is strong and coming from only one direction. You can make shadow puppets with your hands or some cut-out shapes, a light and a wall.
Shady path.
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Sis forShady

Shady means that something is fully or partially shielded from the sun.
A mine shaft.
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Sis forShaft

A shaft is a long, straight pole or tunnel that leads from one place to another.
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Sis forShaggy

Something is shaggy if it is covered in long, thick, scruffy, untidy hair.