Words that start with S

Sepia is a pigment made from cuttlefish ink. It can be used to draw or paint with. Anything that looks like it is made from sepia ink is also called sepia, for example a photograph that has been made into monochrome in browns.

A serenade is a piece of music, usually performed outdoors for the performer's romantic interest. The classic serenade is performed below the balcony of the lover above.

Sesame seeds are the seeds of a plant from Africa and India that grows to about a metre high. The seeds can be pressed to extract the oil but are used most often sprinkled on other foods as a flavour and garnish. You often see them stuck to the top of loaves of bread. The sesame seeds in the picture are on top of some cooked spinach.

Something is seventh if it is the number seven item in a list. Seventh comes after sixth and before eighth.

You sew two things together by connecting them with stitches. You can sew clothing, mend things by sewing the hole up, or repair a wound or close a surgical cut with stitches too.