Words that start with S

S is for Streetlight

A streetlight is a lamp on a tall post near a road or public path. They help pedestrians and drivers see in the dark.

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You stretch something when you pull it so it becomes longer and thinner. When you do warm-up excercises you stretch the muscles in your body, so people call them stretching exercises.

The cat in the picture is having a good stretch.

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S is for Stretch mark

Body parts

Stretch marks are small lines that appear on the skin of people whose bodies have gone through a rapid change, such as growth, pregnancy or weight gain. Stretch marks are usually pink or purple when they appear and fade to silver or white after time passes.

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S is for Strew

Verbs

You strew something if you scatter it around, for example "she strew hay in the stables". Once you strew something, it is strewn.

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S is for Strewn

Adjectives

Strewn is a similar word to scattered. Things are strewn if they have been spread around with no particular pattern. The toys in the picture are strewn.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / CC BY-SA

S is for Strike (Baseball)

In baseball, a strike is when the batter misses the ball that is pitched at them. A batter is out after three strikes during their turn at batting.

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S is for Strike (Work)

Abstract nouns

A strike happens when workers stop doing their jobs to protest working conditions, pay, or other issues. Strikes are usually organized by groups of employees who want to pressure an employer to negotiate.

The word began to be used this way in the 1700s when sailors in London "struck" or lowered the sails of their ships to stop work and demand better pay. The term later spread to describe many kinds of labor protests.

eilidh_wag / CC BY-SA

S is for String (Cheese)

Cheese

String cheese is a mild cheese, usually made from cow's milk, and stretched into long, thin sticks. It has a firm, chewy texture and can be pulled apart into strings. It's a common snack for children.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

S is for String (Material)

Materials

String is long, thin, flexible and is often used for tying things together, hanging things, or even stitching things together.

Emilian Robert Vicol / CC BY-SA

S is for String bean

Beans

String bean is another name for green beans.

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S is for Strip

Parts of things

Strips are long, thin pieces of something. The picture is of some torn strips of paper. You can also use the word strip to describe a group of things arranged in a long, narrow way, such as a strip of shops, or shopping strip.
Strip also means to remove something from. You might strip off your clothes, or strip the plastic covering off some electrical cables.

Justin Taylor / CC BY-SA

S is for Stroke

Verbs

You stroke something when you run your hand along it firmly in one direction. If you move it around in lots of different directions, you would be rubbing instead.

Enoch Leung / CC BY-SA

S is for Stroll

List of action and motion words

A stroll is a slow, leisurely walk. The people in the picture are taking a stroll through a park.

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S is for Strong

Adjectives, Positivity

Someone is strong if they can lift or move very heavy things. An object is strong if it is hard to break. A color or a smell might be very strong if you can really notice it, more than ordinary colors or smells.
The man in the picture is very strong.

stu_spivack / CC BY-SA

S is for Structure

List of structures

A structure is something that has been built by people for a specific purpose. There are very many kinds of structures. For example, houses are structures that people live in and bridges are structures that allow people to cross over water.

Stuart Seeger / CC BY-SA

S is for Strum

List of action and motion words, Verbs, Musical words

Strumming is a way of playing a stringed musical instrument, particularly a guitar. You strum a guitar by moving your fingers or a pick across the strings. You usually strum a guitar in a kind of rhythm.

Daniel Nugent / CC BY-SA

S is for Stub (Cigarette)

Verbs

You stub something out if you press and twist it onto a surface to stop it burning. You stub out a cigarette or cigar.

Morgan / CC BY-SA

S is for Stubble

Hairstyles, Body parts, Waste products

Stubble is the short stalks left when a crop like wheat has been harvested. Stubble is also used to describe other things that look like grain stubble, like the short hair on a man's chin that you can see a little while after he has shaved.

Adam / CC BY-SA

S is for Stuck

Verbs

Something is stuck to something else if it attached somehow. You can make things stick together by using glue. The picture is of some leaves stuck to a car tire.

Orin Zebest / CC BY-SA

S is for Student

Education

A student is anyone who is actively learning something, usually by attending a school, college or university.

Ray in Manila / CC BY-SA