Words that start with S

A stray animal is any domestic animal that is wandering around with no owner. In the city stray animals are usually cats or dog but larger animals like cows can also go astray.

A streak is a long, narrow band of something. A streak might be a dirty mark, a patch of color, or even a cloud formation.

A street, or road in a city or town is a place that people live on, or that has shops on. There are buildings on either side of the street and people walk or drive on the street. A very narrow street like the one in the picture is sometimes called a lane.

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.

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.