Words that start with S

Severe means that something is very intense or serious. Storms can be very severe.

Sewage is the waste that is found in sewers. It is mostly waste water from houses, including everything you flush down your toilet.

A sewing machine is a device, usually powered by an electric motor, that can sew much neater and straighter than you can by hand. Modern sewing machines have lots of different stitches built into them. Some sewing machines can even connect to a computer and stitch very intricate embroidery from pictures on the computer automatically.

A shack is a small, simply-built house. Shacks are often seen near the beach or in the wilderness.
Another word for shack is hut.

When you stand in front of a light like the sun, some of the light hits you and some of the light goes past you. Where you are in the way between the sun and the ground, there will be a shadow. A shadow is just somewhere there is less light than there is around it. Shadows are the same shape as whatever is blocking the light.
Shadows change size and shape depending on how high or low the light is. Shadows are darker and clearer when the light is strong and coming from only one direction. You can make shadow puppets with your hands or some cut-out shapes, a light and a wall.

A shaft is a long, straight pole or tunnel that leads from one place to another.

Something is shaggy if it is covered in long, thick, scruffy, untidy hair.

Shallots, also called eschallots, are a type of onion, but with a sweeter and milder flavour. Like garlic, they grow in clusters that can be separated.

You feel shame when you know you have done something wrong, and you feel guilty and sad.

A shamrock is a representation of a three leaf white clover, which is the symbol of Ireland.