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You
split something by hitting it so that it breaks lengthways along its
grain. The rock in the picture has been split down the middle.
Large blocks of
wood are usually split with an
axe to turn them into firewood.
You
spray water or other
liquids like
paint by putting them through a device that turns the liquid into tiny droplets.
Hoses and spray cans are some things that can be used for creating spray.
Sprayed is the past tense of
spray, for example
"she sprayed me with the hose".
If someone is spry, that means they're
energetic, sure-footed,
athletic, or
nimble.
This word is mostly used to describe older people who are still fit and active.
You
squeeze something when you hold it very tightly. The man in the picture is squeezing an
orange. People usually squeeze things to force
liquid out of them, like squeezing a
mop to get rid of the excess water or squeezing fruit to get the
juice out.
You
squint when you look at something with your eyes partly
closed. People often squint when they are out in bright
sunshine, or are looking at some other
bright light.
You
squirt a
liquid like
water by forcing it through a small opening so it comes out as a thin, high-pressure stream. Water pistols and
hoses can both be used to squirt water.
You
stab something when you quickly thrust something sharp into something else. The man in the picture is stabbing a
cake with a
knife.
Stale means that something, especially
food, has gone bad or become
old. The opposite of stale is
fresh.
Stale bread is good to feed to birds.
You
stalk someone or something when you
creep up on them without them knowing you are there. Animals like
cats hunt their
prey by stalking it and then
pouncing on it.
A stalk is also another name for a plant's
stem.
Stank is the past tense of
stink.
You stare at someone or something when you look directly at them for a long time without
blinking much.
It is generally considered rude to stare.
A word that sounds the same as stare but is spelt differently is
stair.
You are
startled when something
surprises you and makes you "jump". The young
horse in the picture has been startled by the
dog.
Steal means to
take something that doesn't
belong to you, especially
property that clearly belongs to someone else.
The man in the picture has just had his French fry stolen by a seagull.
A
hill is
steep if it is very difficult to
climb because of the
angle of the
ground. Steep slopes are great fun to ride
bicycles down, because you can get so
fast.
The
house in the picture has been built on a steep,
misty hill.
A plant or animal is
sterile if it cannot produce offspring. Something that has no living things on it or that cannot sustain living things is also called sterile. Medical equipment is usually provided in sealed packets that keep it sterile.
Another word for sterile is
barren. The opposite of sterile is
fertile.
Sticks is the plural of
stick, or means that something is
sticky. For example, "
it sticks to the fridge!"
Something is
sticky if other things get attached to it. Sweet things are often very sticky.
Glue is sticky.
Stickytape is sticky!
