Words that start with S

A pair of shorts is a garment that covers you from your waist down, but doesn't cover your legs completely. Shorts usually stop above your knees.
Shorts used to only be worn by schoolboys, but are now worn by anybody.

Your shoulder is the joint between your arm and your body. People sometimes tap you on the shoulder to get your attention. The woman in the picture has a rat on her shoulder.

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

A shower is a device that sprays water. You wash yourself using soap under the water. Most houses have a shower in the bathroom.

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.

A shrimp, also called a prawn in many countries, is a sea creature that usually grows to a few inches long. They are a very popular food, and can be eaten boiled, fried, barbequed and many other ways, plain or with a sauce. They are quite often cooked whole and you have to remove the head, legs and other inedible parts yourself.

Something is shriveled if it has become dry and wrinkled.

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

A shutter is a device found inside a camera that lets light through for a short time. The longer the shutter is open, the more exposed the resulting photograph is. You need to have the shutter open longer when there isn't much light.

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.