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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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Sis forStill

You are still if you are not moving. The two people in the picture are dressed up as statues and are being very still.

Sis forStirred

Stirred is the past tense of stir.

Sis forStoke

You stoke a fire when you put more fuel on it, to keep it burning.

Sis forStop

You stop doing something when you don't do it anymore. You can also stop someone else from doing something, or stop an action and end it early. For example, "she brought a stop to the daily meetings".
The opposite of stop is go or start.

Sis forStore

A store is a place where you can go to buy things. Another word for store is shop.
It is also a verb, that means to put something into storage.

Sis forStraight

Something is straight if it has no bends, curves or corners in it. The road in the picture is long and straight.

Sis forStrange

Something is strange if it is unusual and not what you would normally expect.
The opposite of strange is normal or ordinary.

The picture is of a very strange looking vegetable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sis forStriped

Something is striped if it has stripes on it.

Sis forStroke

You stroke something when you run your hand along it firmly in one direction. If you move it around in lots of different directions, you would be rubbing instead.

Sis forStrong

Someone is strong if they can lift or move very heavy things. An object is strong if it is hard to break. A color or a smell might be very strong if you can really notice it, more than ordinary colors or smells.
The man in the picture is very strong.

Sis forStrum

Strumming is a way of playing a stringed musical instrument, particularly a guitar. You strum a guitar by moving your fingers or a pick across the strings. You usually strum a guitar in a kind of rhythm.
You stub something out if you press and twist it onto a surface to stop it burning. You stub out a cigarette or cigar.

Sis forStuck

Something is stuck to something else if it attached somehow. You can make things stick together by using glue. The picture is of some leaves stuck to a car tire.

Sis forStylish

Stylish means looking neat, modern, and attractive in the way someone dresses or presents something.

You might say a person is stylish for their clothes or hair style. You can also call a room, car, or website stylish if it has a good design.

Sis forSuave

If someone calls you suave, it means that you are confident and charming. The opposite of suave is awkward.