Words that start with S

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

Sis forSurgery

Surgery is a means of making people better by cutting into them and fixing what is wrong with them inside. Someone who performs surgery is a surgeon.

Sis forSurprise

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.
You surrender when you stop fighting back, and give in to your enemy or opponent. It may also mean you surrender something you own. For example, "she knew she was going to lose, so she surrendered", or "he surrendered his place on the sofa to his cat". The opposite of surrender is resist.

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.

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.

Sis forSuzuki

Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese small car maker that also makes motorbikes and other small motors.

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.
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.
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.

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.