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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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S is for Shoot

You shoot when you fire a projectile from a weapon such as a gun or bow.

S is for Shorn

An animal or a person is shorn if they had all their hair, fur or wool removed. A person whose job is to shear animals is called a shearer.

S is for Short

Something is short if the highest part of it is much lower than the top of similar things. The woman in the picture is much shorter than the man in the picture. The opposite of short is tall.

S is for Shot

Something has been shot, if it was damaged by someone shooting at it. The glass in the picture has been shot, and has a bullet hole in it.
Shot is the past tense of shoot.

S is for Shove

You shove something when you push it roughly. The man in the picture is shoving another man into a swimming pool.

S is for Shredded

Something is shredded if it has been cut into small pieces. Usually the pieces are strips that are longer than they are wide. People shred vegetables to make salads, and they shred paper so that noone can read what was written on it.
The person who took the picture does not have a very good shredder, as some of his paper shreddings are very readable.

S is for Shriveled

Something is shriveled if it has become dry and wrinkled.

S is for Shrug

A shrug is an action where you raise your shoulders up. Shrugging is a way of saying "I don't know".

S is for Shut

Shut is another word for closed. The window in the picture is shut.

S is for Shy

You are shy if you are feeling nervous or uncomfortable when you are with other people. A shy person may want to stay quiet or not speak first. People are often shy when they are new to a place, or when meeting strangers.

S is for Sift

Sifting is a cooking technique that makes an ingredient smooth by putting it through a sieve. Flour is sifted to remove any lumps before baking or cooking.

S is for Signed

Signed is the past tense of sign, but usually meaning signing your name as a signature. For example, "I signed for the parcel" or "I have a signed warrant".

S is for Silent

Something is silent if it makes no sound at all. When there is no sound in an area, it is said to be in silence.
Animals like cats have soft feet and can walk silently to sneak up on their prey.

S is for Silly

If you're being silly, you're acting funny or foolish instead of being serious.

S is for Similar

Two (or more) things are similar if they look or seem quite like each other, but are not exactly the same. The two buses in the picture are very similar, but they are not exactly the same.
The opposite of similar is different.

S is for Simple

Something is simple if it doesn't have a lot of elaborate parts, or is very easy to understand. The picture is of a very simple flower arrangement.
The opposite of simple might be elaborate, complicated or difficult.

S is for Single

Single is used to describe just one of something or someone. For example, if you're not in a relationship, you can say you're single.

S is for Sinister

If you are sinister you are frightening, threatening or intimidating.

The house in the picture is sinister.

S is for Sip

You sip a drink when you drink only a very small amount at a time. When you sip your drink, you tend to drink it very slowly.

S is for Sipped

Sipped is the past tense of sip.