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Words starting with S

Words that start with S

Six slippery snakes sailed southward on a silver ship to Sydney.

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Animals starting with S

Animals

Photo of squash.

Food

Plants that start with S

Plants

Adjectives that start with S

Adjectives

Verbs that start with S

Verbs

Countries that start with S

Countries

Cities that start with S

Cities

Jobs that start with S

Jobs

Photo of a skull.

Body parts

Photo of strawberries

Fruit

Photo of a swan.

Birds

Photo of some stones
Photo by Paul Walker
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Sis forStone

Stones, or rocks, are hard, solid, and found all over the Earth. Different kinds of rock are made from different minerals, and have different properties. Some stones are quite soft, some are extremely hard. For thousands of years, people have been making houses and statues out of stone.
Materials
Photo of someone standing on a stool
Photo by Sara V.
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Sis forStool

A stool is a chair that does not have a back rest or arms.
Furniture
Photo of an old woman stooping
Photo by Anja Disseldorp
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Sis forStoop (posture)

Stoop means to bend your head and shoulders down towards the ground.
Motion, Verbs
Photo of a stop sign
Photo by Kate Ter Haar
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Sis forStop

You stop doing something when you don't do it anymore. You can also stop someone else from doing something, or stop an action and end it early. For example, "she brought a stop to the daily meetings". The opposite of stop is go or start.
Verbs, Change
Photo of bottles with stoppers
Photo by David Bleasdale
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Sis forStopper

A stopper is anything that is used to keep a bottle sealed. Most bottle stoppers are made from cork or rubber.
Devices
Photo of a storage cupboard
Photo by Breibeest
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Sis forStorage

Storage describes the use of any kind of container that you can put things in when you are not using them. You can use a cupboard as storage, or some boxes, or a cellar or basement.
Photo of a store
Photo by Battle Creek CVB
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Sis forStore

A store is a place where you can go to buy things. Another word for store is shop. It is also a verb, that means to put something into storage.
Places, Verbs
Photo of a storm
Photo by Burning Image
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Sis forStorm

When the weather is severe we call it a storm. During a storm there is usually strong wind, thunder and lightning, heavy rain or snow and sometimes hail.
Weather
Photo of a glass of Guinness stout
Photo by Halshige Suehiro
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Sis forStout

Stout is a kind of beer that is made from roasted malt or barley. Stouts are much thicker and darker than regular beer, and are typically higher in alcohol content too. The most famous kind of stout is Guinness. Stout is also a word that means heavily-built, or overweight.
Drinks
Photo of a gas stove.
Photo by Matthew Freeman
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Sis forStove

A stove is a hot surface for cooking on, usually found inside a kitchen, near an oven. Stoves have places to put pots and pans, with different sized heat sources for small and large pans. Stoves can be heated by a wood fire, gas burners, or various types of elements powered by electricity.
Kitchen