Words that start with S

Skis are long flat things you wear on the bottom of your feet to help you slide over snow. Someone who skis is a skier. There are lots of different kinds of skiing, most of which you can see at the Winter Olympics.

You are skilled in something when you are really good at it. You might be naturally skilled at something, or you might gain skills by practicing. The boy in the picture is a very skilled sailor.

Something is skinny if it is very thin, even to the point of being unhealthy.

Skipping, or jump rope is a game where you swing a rope around yourself and jump over it as it comes under you. Sometimes two people hold the ends of the rope and one or more other people jump over the rope.

A skirt is piece of clothing that has a band around your waist but otherwise is just cloth below the band. Skirts go around both of your legs and not between them. Skirts come in all lengths from very short, knee length like the one in the picture, or even down to your ankles. Usually only women and girls wear skirts.