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A stencil is a thin sheet of cardboard, metal or plastic that has had a design cut through it. When paint is brushed or sprayed over the stencil, the paint only shows up on the surface underneath where the holes were cut. Stencils are a fast way to put a lot of the same design onto a surface.
A design that has been made from a stencil can also be called a stencil.
A design that has been made from a stencil can also be called a stencil.
A plant or animal is sterile if it cannot produce offspring. Something that has no living things on it or that cannot sustain living things is also called sterile. Medical equipment is usually provided in sealed packets that keep it sterile.
Another word for sterile is barren. The opposite of sterile is fertile.
Another word for sterile is barren. The opposite of sterile is fertile.
S is for Stern (Ship)
S is for Stethoscope
A stew, also called a casserole, is a type of hot food that is usually made from meat and vegetables cooked for a long time. You cook a stew in a big pot with some water or wine until all the ingredients are soft and tender and the flavours have mixed together. When a stew is done the water has turned into a kind of gravy or sauce, but stews are usually not as runny as a soup. Stews also usually have much larger pieces in them than a soup does. A stew is a great meal to have in winter time.
A sticker is a piece of paper with a picture on one side and a layer of glue on the other side. Stickers come with the glue covered up so you only need to peel off the backing when you want to use the sticker. People like to collect stickers. The picture is of a door that someone has covered in stickers.
Something is sticky if other things get attached to it. Sweet things are often very sticky. Glue is sticky. Stickytape is sticky!
S is for Stickytape
Stilts are long posts you wear on your legs that make you taller. You can get lots of different types of stilts. There are ones that are very long that you have to hold onto with your hands and there are little steps for your feet. There are ones like in the picture that strap to your legs so your hands are free. And you can make your own by putting loops of string through large cans so you can hold the ends of the string, and then you stand on the cans.
Stingrays are a type of large fish related to the shark. Stingrays do not lay eggs, but give birth to four or five baby stingrays.
Stingrays have a stinging barb that can be extremely painful, and can sometimes even kill you. The barb often breaks off and stays in the victim. Stingray injuries can be treated with very hot water.
Stingrays have a stinging barb that can be extremely painful, and can sometimes even kill you. The barb often breaks off and stays in the victim. Stingray injuries can be treated with very hot water.
Something stinks if it smells very, very bad. People often say their old shoes stink.
