Words that start with S

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

Secateurs, also called pruning shears, are a kind of scissor designed for cutting through the stems of plants. They have a different design to regular scissors to give them the extra strength needed to cut through wood.

Sis forSecond

A second is a unit of time. There are 60 seconds in a minute. Second is also the number two place in a competition.

Sis forSecret

A secret is something nobody else knows but you. Sometimes you share your secrets with your best friends. If someone tells you a secret, you shouldn't tell anyone else.
A secretary is someone who handles a lot of paperwork in an office. They will take notes at meetings, take dictations, type up letters and file papers.

Sis forSedate

Sedate is another word for calm. If you are sedated, you have been given a drug to make you calm.

Sis forSedative

Something has a sedative effect if it makes you calm and sleepy. Many things have a sedative effect. Some are pills, some are herbs like valerian, and some kinds of music also have a sedative effect.

Sis forSedge

A group of cranes is called a sedge.

Sis forSee

You see something if you can tell it is there, using your eyes. Being able to see means you have the sense of sight. Someone who cannot see is blind.

Sis forSeed

Baby plants grow from seeds. If you bury a seed in soil and keep it moist, after a few days it will crack open and grow. Roots grow first from the seed, then the leaves. The seeds in the picture are sunflower seeds, just beginning to sprout.

Sis forSeer

A seer is a person who can see the future, or who has profound insight or knowledge. A similar word to seer is prophet.