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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 a surprised woman
Photo by Rebecca Partington
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Sis forSurprise

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You are surprised when something happens suddenly that you did not expect. When you open a present and you don't know what is inside, it is a good surprise. The person in the picture is surprised.
Emotions
Photo of a seagull surrounded by geese
Photo by jenjazzygeek
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Sis forSurround

Surround means to border on all sides, or enclose. If you're sitting in your room, you are surrounded by four walls, a floor, and a ceiling. The seagull in the picture is surrounded by geese.
Verbs
Photo of sushi
Photo by Avlxyz
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Sis forSushi

Sushi is a type of Japanese food made from vinegared rice served with toppings, or wrapped into a roll. The toppings can include raw or cooked fish and other seafood, fresh or pickled vegetables, and seaweed to wrap rolled sushi together.
Food
Photo of a Suzuki badge
Photo by Howie Le
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Sis forSuzuki

Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese small car maker that also makes motorbikes and other small motors.
Car makers
Cotton swabs.
Photo by Jeff Turner
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Sis forSwab

A swab is a tool used to clean or wipe something. Swabs are usually made of cotton attached to wooden or cardboard sticks when intended for use on the body.
Medical
Photo of a bird swallowing a fish
Photo by Stephen Heron
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Sis forSwallow (verb)

You swallow something when you put it in your mouth and use the muscles in your throat to pull it down into your stomach. The bird in the picture is swallowing a fish. You might also be interested in the bird by the same name.
Verbs
Photo of a barn swallow
Photo by Ferran Pestaña
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Sis forSwallow (bird)

Scientific name: family: hirundinidae
Swallows are part of a large family of birds found all over the world, with the exception of Antarctica. They eat insects out of the air while they are flying around. There are many different kinds of swallows, with different habits. Many swallows have a distinctive forked tail.
Birds
Photo of a swamp
Photo by Mike Love
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Sis forSwamp

A swamp is a large area that is usually under still, shallow water, although it is likely to have lots of small bits of dry ground sticking out of the water. The water of a swamp may be fresh or salty. Swamps are full of creatures like frogs and crocodiles.
Landscape
Photo of a swan
Photo by Linda McGee
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Sis forSwan

Scientific name: genus: cygnus
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A swan is a kind of large water bird, related to the duck and goose. A male swan is called a cob, a female swan is called a pen and a baby swan is called a cygnet. Not all swans are white. Some swans have black patches, and swans in Australia are pure black.
Birds
Photo of a swarm of bees
Photo by Francis Chung
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Sis forSwarm

A large group of insects is called a swarm.
Collective