Words that start with S

Siamese cats are a breed originally from Thailand, which used to be called Siam. Siamese cats have a distinctive coat colour called pointed that is dark on the cooler parts of the cat like its legs, ears, face and tail.

When you are sick, you don't feel very good. You can get sick by catching a disease like the flu, or from eating food that has gone bad, or even from having an allergic reaction to something like a dog or cat.

The sides of something is generally surfaces of that thing that are not the top, front, back or bottom. Something that doesn't have an obvious front or top can have any surface called a side, for example "this dice has six sides".
The photo of the cat in the picture has been taken from the side.

A sidewalk, also called a footpath or sometimes a pavement, is a place for people to walk. Sidewalks are usually a thin strip of concrete between people's houses or shops and the road. Cars are not allowed to drive on the sidewalk.

A sieve is very similar to both a sifter and a colander. They have a handle, and a bowl-shaped part made from fine metal or plastic mesh.
Sieves can be used to remove lumps from powders, sprinkle powders like icing sugar over food, or strain the liquid out of something.

A sifter is a device designed to get any lumps out of powders like flour for cooking, or to mix different powders together. A sifter is very similar to a sieve but it has a handle on the side that turns some blades inside the sifter around to make the process of sifting the powders faster and easier.

A sign is something that conveys some kind of meaning. Signs might be made up of pictures, words, or a combination of both. Many signs are just symbols, so that people will recognize what they mean no matter what language they speak. Signs don't need to be painted on a board - for example, deaf people communicate with sign language, using their hands to make symbols.

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".

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.

Silk is a fabric made from the cocoons of the silkworm. The fabric itself has a natural shine to it because of the way light passes through the silk fibres. Silk has been a highly prized fabric for thousands of years.