Words that start with S

Sis forStrawberry

Scientific name: fragaria ananassa

The strawberry is the fruit of a small, low growing plant. Strawberries are red and very sweet. They are unusual because their seeds are on the outside, and most fruits have seeds on the inside. Strawberries are related to roses.

Plants, Berries & drupes

Dan Phiffer / CC BY-SA

Sis forStray

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.

Adjectives

Christopher Harriot / CC BY-SA

Sis forStreak (Shape)

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.

Shapes

MasterPhoto-DK / CC BY-SA

Sis forStreak (Tigers)

A group of tigers is called a streak, or an ambush.

Collective nouns

rudbekia / CC BY-SA

Sis forStream

A stream is a kind of small river. Another word for stream is a creek.

Waterways

Jackie / CC BY-SA

Sis forStreet

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.

List of locations, Paths

kouyuzu / CC BY-SA

Sis forStretch

You stretch something when you pull it so it becomes longer and thinner. When you do warm-up excercises you stretch the muscles in your body, so people call them stretching exercises. The cat in the picture is having a good stretch.

Verbs

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Sis forStretch mark

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.

Body parts

Aaron Muszalski / CC BY-SA

Sis forStrew

You strew something if you scatter it around, for example "she strew hay in the stables". Once you strew something, it is strewn.

Verbs

Aaron Muszalski / CC BY-SA

Sis forStrewn

Strewn is a similar word to scattered. Things are strewn if they have been spread around with no particular pattern. The toys in the picture are strewn.

Adjectives