Words that start with S

Sis forShoot

You shoot when you fire a projectile from a weapon such as a gun or bow.

Sis forShop

A shop is a place that sells things. Most shops sell one particular kind of things - the shop in the picture sells clothes. You go into a shop when you want to buy the things that they sell in that shop.

List of locations

Eduardo Marquetti / CC BY-SA

Sis forShore

The shore is where the land meets the sea. There are lots of words you can use instead of shore, like coast or beach.

Landscape

Jeroen van Luin / CC BY-SA

Sis forShorn

An animal or a person is shorn if they had all their hair, fur or wool removed. A person whose job is to shear animals is called a shearer.

Adjectives, Past tense

Photo of a short woman next to a tall man

(nutmeg) / CC BY-SA

Sis forShort

Something is short if the highest part of it is much lower than the top of similar things. The woman in the picture is much shorter than the man in the picture. The opposite of short is tall.

Adjectives, Sizes

Generated image of a desire path cutting a corner

Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Sis forShortcut

A shortcut is a quick way to get from one place to another or a way to do something faster. Shortcuts are often found on phones and computers, like buttons or icons that open apps quickly.

Paths

Photo of a group of people all wearing shorts

Mario A. P. / CC BY-SA

Sis forShorts

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.

Clothing

Jo Naylor / CC BY-SA

Sis forShot

Something has been shot, if it was damaged by someone shooting at it. The glass in the picture has been shot, and has a bullet hole in it. Shot is the past tense of shoot.

Adjectives, Past tense, Damage

Photo of a woman with a rat on her shoulder.

Adria Richards / CC BY-SA

Sis forShoulder

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.

Body parts

Maks Karochkin / CC BY-SA

Sis forShout

You shout, or yell, by raising your voice and being as loud as you can. People sometimes shout when they are angry, or when they are trying to get someone a long way away from them to hear them. Children sometimes shout when they are excited.

Sounds