Words that start with S

Sis forSmall

Something is small if other things are much bigger than it. In the picture, the dog on the bench is much smaller than the dog on the ground.

Sizes

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Sis forSmart

Smart is another word for intelligent. A smart person learns quickly and can do or build complex things.

Adjectives

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Sis forSmash

You smash something when you break it up into lots and lots of pieces. When something has been smashed it is usually so badly broken it cannot be fixed.

Verbs

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A smear is a smudge of something oily, for example you might smear some butter on your toast. It could also mean any mark or stain that looks like an oily smear. The woman in the picture has smeared lipstick.

Damage

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Sis forSmell

You smell things with your nose. dogs and cats have much better senses of smell than people do. People can only smell very strong smells, like cooking food.

Senses

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Sis forSmile

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You smile when you are happy. When you smile, the corners of your mouth point upwards, and sometimes your smile gets so big your teeth show, just like the girl in the picture.

Emotions

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Sis forSmirk

A smirk is a smile that is smug and slightly offensive. People often smirk at you when they think they know better than you do.

Emotions

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Sis forSmock

A smock is a loose fitting garment often worn over something else, eg a paint smock. Smock could also mean a garment made by smocking.

Clothing

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Sis forSmocking

Smocking is a needlework technique that draws fabric together in a pattern of diamond shapes.

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Sis forSmog

Smog is a layer of airborne pollution that forms a haze over cities. Sometimes pollution can be so thick that it is a health hazard to people breathing it.

Weather