Words that start with S

Sport is a physical activity that requires some skill. Sport might be a solo activity like hunting or fishing, or it might be a team sport like baseball.
Sports are usually competitive, and have rules. The aim of most sports is to win.

Something is spotted if it has a pattern of small, round things all over it. Many animals are spotted. If the spots are perfectly round and even they are usually called dots. People will usually call animals covered in dots spotted and clothes covered in spots to be dotted.
The boat in the picture has spots.

A spout is either a strong stream of a liquid like water, or something that a stream of water comes out from. teapots and kettles have spouts that you pour from.

Sprayed is the past tense of spray, for example "she sprayed me with the hose".

Spring is the mild time of year after winter. Plants grow new leaves and flowers, and many animals have babies during spring.

A sprinkler is something you attach to the end of a hose and use to water your garden with. Sprinklers cover a wider area more evenly than you could do by hand with a hose.

When seeds germinate, they grow roots and leaves. This process is called sprouting. Most freshly sprouted seeds are edible, and can be used in sandwiches and salads.

If someone is spry, that means they're energetic, sure-footed, athletic, or nimble.

This word is mostly used to describe older people who are still fit and active.

A spy is someone who is employed to find out other people's secrets, or to keep a close eye on someone else.

Squash are a group of plants that are sometimes called pumpkins and sometimes called marrows. Some people think of the yellow squash in the picture when they hear the word "squash", others think of butternut squash.