Words that start with S

A stamp is a small piece of paper that is worth money. You use stamps to pay to have letters and parcels posted. Every country has their own different stamps, and lots of different designs and pictures on all their different stamp denominations.

Stance is another word for position, the way your body is posed when moving a particular way. The dog in the picture is in a playful stance.

A group of flamingoes is called a stand.

A staple is a small piece of wire that is put in place by using a stapler. Staples are used to hold things together, usually pieces of paper.

A star is a shape you often see at Christmas time, as decorations on a Christmas tree. Stars are usually drawn with five or six points. You can also see stars on the flags of some countries, like the American flag.