Words that start with S

A stake is any piece of wood, or sometimes metal, that is used for supporting something else. Stakes are generally driven into the ground and are used to support plants or young trees as they grow.
Stakes usually have one end sharpened to a point, which makes it easier to drive them into the ground.

Stalagmites grow up from the floor of a cave as water with a lot of dissolved minerals drips from the cave ceiling. Where the water drips from a stalactite forms. Stalagmites are typically shorter and fatter than stalactites.

You stalk someone or something when you creep up on them without them knowing you are there. Animals like cats hunt their prey by stalking it and then pouncing on it.
A stalk is also another name for a plant's stem.

A stall is an enclosed structure used to house animals, such as horses or cows.

A stamen is the part of a flower that makes pollen. They are usually in the center of the flower, and have stalks called filaments with the pollen produced on anthers at the top of the stalks.

A stampede is when a large group of animals suddenly all run in the same direction at the same time. Stampedes usually happen when something scares a herd of animals.

A group of flamingoes is called a stand.

Stank is the past tense of stink.

A stapler is a device that punches a small piece of wire called a staple through several sheets of paper to hold them together.

A star is a shape you often see at Christmas time, as decorations on a Christmas tree. Stars are usually drawn with five or six points. You can also see stars on the flags of some countries, like the American flag.