Words that start with S

Sis forStick

A stick is a small, quite thin piece of tree branch. Sticks don't have any leaves on them and are usually dry.

A sticker is a piece of paper with a picture on one side and a layer of glue on the other side. Stickers come with the glue covered up so you only need to peel off the backing when you want to use the sticker. People like to collect stickers. The picture is of a door that someone has covered in stickers.

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Sis forSticks

Sticks is the plural of stick, or means that something is sticky. For example, "it sticks to the fridge!"

Plural

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Sis forSticky

Something is sticky if other things get attached to it. Sweet things are often very sticky. Glue is sticky. Stickytape is sticky!

Adjectives

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Sis forStickytape

Sticky tape or adhesive tape comes on a roll in many different widths and colours. It is very sticky on one side and not sticky at all on the other side. You can use it to stick things to walls, or stick pictures into a scrapbook.

Office

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Sis forStigma

The stigma is the receptive female part of a flower. When pollen is brushed off onto it by visiting birds or insects, the flower will develop seeds.

Plant parts

Photo of a pair of stiletto heeled shoes

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Sis forStiletto

Stilettos are a type of heel on high-heeled shoes. Stiletto heels are very thin, and are named after the stiletto dagger.

Footwear

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Sis forStill

You are still if you are not moving. The two people in the picture are dressed up as statues and are being very still.

Adjectives

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Sis forStilts

Stilts are long posts you wear on your legs that make you taller. You can get lots of different types of stilts. There are ones that are very long that you have to hold onto with your hands and there are little steps for your feet. There are ones like in the picture that strap to your legs so your hands are free. And you can make your own by putting loops of string through large cans so you can hold the ends of the string, and then you stand on the cans.

Toys and games

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Sis forSting

A sting is a bite or prick made by an insect or other creature like a jellyfish. Stings usually carry some kind of venom and can be extremely painful.