Words that start with S

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

Animals starting with S

Animals

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Food

Plants that start with S

Plants

Adjectives that start with S

Adjectives

Verbs that start with S

Verbs

Countries that start with S

Countries

Cities that start with S

Cities

Jobs that start with S

Jobs

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Body parts

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Fruit

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Birds

Photo of a seagull
dynamosquito / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeagull

Scientific name: larus delawarensis
Seagulls are very common birds that live near the sea. They have webbed feet so they can paddle in water. Gulls catch and eat fish and will also scavenge for dead fish and trash people have thrown away. Seagulls are very common on rubbish dumps and garbage tips.
Birds
Photo of a seahorse.
shellac / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeahorse

Scientific name: genus: hippocampus
A seahorse is a type of small fish. They live around coral reefs and in seagrass. They eat tiny fish and other small sea creatures. Male seahorses look after the babies. The female lays her eggs in a pouch on the male, and he looks after the eggs for several weeks until they hatch.
Fish
Photo of a seal
Lawrence Murray / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeal

Scientific name: pinniped
Seals are a large animal that spends most of its time in the sea. Seals eat fish, and come up onto the beach to rest and have baby seals. The closest land relative to the seal is the bear, and their closest relatives in the water are walruses.
Sea mammals
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Spoungeworthy Redux / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeam

A seam is a long line of stitches that holds two pieces of fabric together. You can easily see seams down the sides of a garment like jeans.
List of sewing items
Photo of seared scallops.
Alpha / CC BY-SA

Sis forSear

Sear means to cook or char the surface of food so it becomes dark and crispy. Meat and seafood are often seared to improve flavor and texture.
Food preparation
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Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Sis forSearch

You search for something when you look for it very carefully.
Verbs
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woodleywonderworks / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeared

Something is seared if it is slightly burnt on the outside, by cooking it at a high temperature.
Adjectives, Past tense
Photo of some benches in the sun
Les Chatfield / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeat

A seat is anything you can sit on, or a part of something you sit on, for example the seat of a chair. If you want to invite someone to sit down, you might ask them to take a seat.
Furniture
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Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Sis forSeat belt

Seatbelts are found in cars and other vehicles. If you have an accident while you are driving, and you are wearing a seat belt, you will be held in your seat and will not be hurt as badly as if you were not wearing a seat belt.
Automotive
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Mike Taylor / CC BY-SA

Sis forSeaweed

Seaweed is the common name for any very large kinds of algae that grow in the sea. Seaweed comes in all shapes and sizes, but the majority is long and thin and strap-like. Some kinds of seaweed are edible, and can be used raw or cooked in soups or in sushi.
Plants