Words that start with S

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

Sis forSeesaw

A seesaw, or teeter totter, is a long board that is held up at a pivot point in the middle. When one end goes up, the other end goes down. You play with it by having one person sitting at each end, and you both go up and down in turn.

Sis forSegment

A segment is a part of something that can be divided off naturally, without cutting. Oranges and mandarins can be easily broken into segments. You can clearly see the segments of the mandarin in the picture. Segments can also be used to describe parts of some kinds of a creepy crawly like a millipedes body, where there are clear separations between the parts.

Sis forSell

You sell something when you give it to someone else in exchange for some money. The man in the picture is in a shop selling some goods to a customer. The opposite of sell is buy. The past tense of sell is sold.

Sis forSend

You send something when you make it go somewhere. You send a parcel by taking it to a post office. You send out your troops by ordering them to go.

Sis forSent

Sent is the past tense of send. For example, "I sent you a parcel in the post".
A sentence is a group of words that make sense on their own, terminated by punctuation.
A sentence is something someone has said you must do as a punishment. The man in the picture has been sentenced to some time in jail.

Sis forSentry

A sentry is someone who stands guard over something, to protect it. The sentry in this picture is guarding the entry to the Tower of London, which contains the Queen's jewels.

Sis forSepia

Sepia is a pigment made from cuttlefish ink. It can be used to draw or paint with. Anything that looks like it is made from sepia ink is also called sepia, for example a photograph that has been made into monochrome in browns.
September is the ninth month of the year. It has 30 days. The next month of the year is October. In the northern hemisphere September is part of autumn, and in the southern hemisphere it is part of spring.