Words that start with S

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

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 barn swallow
Ferran Pestaña / CC BY-SA

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 bird swallowing a fish
Stephen Heron / CC BY-SA

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 swamp
Mike Love / CC BY-SA

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
Linda McGee / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwan

Scientific name: genus: cygnus
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
Francis Chung / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwarm

A large group of insects is called a swarm.
Collective
Swarthy men.
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Sis forSwarthy

Swarthy describes a man with dark hair and often a dark complexion.
Adjectives
Photo of a woman with a flyswatter
Clemens v. Vogelsang / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwat

To swat is to hit something or someone with a quick motion.
Verbs
Photo of some fabric swatches
G.B.H. / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwatch

A swatch is a small piece of something, usually so you can check the color of the swatches against colors in your house. When you have decided which swatch you like, you can buy a larger quantity of it. Swatches usually relate to fabrics.
Fabrics
A woman swaying to music.
Prayitno / CC BY-SA

Sis forSway

Sway means to move from side to side or back and forth, often in a rhythmic fashion. The woman in the picture is swaying to the music.
Verbs
Photo of a sweaty forehead
Bev Sykes / CC BY-SA

Sis forSweat

When you are very hot or have been doing a lot of exercise, you sweat. Sweat is a salty liquid that comes out of your skin. When air blows across the sweat it evaporates and dries out, and as this happens it cools you off.
Body parts