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Words that start with S

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

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Photo of strips of paper

S is for Strip

Parts of things

Strips are long, thin pieces of something. The picture is of some torn strips of paper. You can also use the word strip to describe a group of things arranged in a long, narrow way, such as a strip of shops, or shopping strip.
Strip also means to remove something from. You might strip off your clothes, or strip the plastic covering off some electrical cables.

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Photo of someone stroking a dog

S is for Stroke

You stroke something when you run your hand along it firmly in one direction. If you move it around in lots of different directions, you would be rubbing instead.

Enoch Leung / CC BY-SA

Photo of two people on a stroll

S is for Stroll

List of action and motion words

A stroll is a slow, leisurely walk. The people in the picture are taking a stroll through a park.

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Photo of a strong man.

S is for Strong

Adjectives, Positivity

Someone is strong if they can lift or move very heavy things. An object is strong if it is hard to break. A color or a smell might be very strong if you can really notice it, more than ordinary colors or smells.
The man in the picture is very strong.

stu_spivack / CC BY-SA

Photo of a tower

S is for Structure

List of structures

A structure is something that has been built by people for a specific purpose. There are very many kinds of structures. For example, houses are structures that people live in and bridges are structures that allow people to cross over water.

Stuart Seeger / CC BY-SA

Photo of a man strumming a guitar.

S is for Strum

List of action and motion words, Verbs, Musical words

Strumming is a way of playing a stringed musical instrument, particularly a guitar. You strum a guitar by moving your fingers or a pick across the strings. You usually strum a guitar in a kind of rhythm.

Daniel Nugent / CC BY-SA

Photo of a cigarette being stubbed out

S is for Stub (Cigarette)

You stub something out if you press and twist it onto a surface to stop it burning. You stub out a cigarette or cigar.

Morgan / CC BY-SA

Photo of a man with stubble

S is for Stubble

Hairstyles, Body parts, Waste products

Stubble is the short stalks left when a crop like wheat has been harvested. Stubble is also used to describe other things that look like grain stubble, like the short hair on a man's chin that you can see a little while after he has shaved.

Adam / CC BY-SA

Photo of leaves stuck to a car tire

S is for Stuck

Something is stuck to something else if it attached somehow. You can make things stick together by using glue. The picture is of some leaves stuck to a car tire.

Orin Zebest / CC BY-SA

Photo of school children in uniform

S is for Student

A student is anyone who is actively learning something, usually by attending a school, college or university.

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Photo of students studying

S is for Study

You study for something when you learn about it as much as you can, usually to prepare for something like an exam or writing an essay.

mer chau / CC BY-SA

Photo of a tree stump

S is for Stump

A stump is the remains of a tree after it has been cut down. Stumps are usually firmly stuck in the ground by the roots of the tree.

Wapster / CC BY-SA

Photo of sturgeon fish

S is for Sturgeon

Sturgeon are a large family of fish. Some kinds of sturgeon are caught for their roe, which are used to make caviar. Some species of beluga can grow up to 5.5 metres or 18 foot long and weigh 2000 kilos or 4400 pounds.

Mary / CC BY-SA

Photo of a stylish woman

S is for Stylish

Adjectives, Positivity

Stylish means looking neat, modern, and attractive in the way someone dresses or presents something.

You might say a person is stylish for their clothes or hair style. You can also call a room, car, or website stylish if it has a good design.

দেবর্ষি রায় / CC BY-SA

Photo of a suave man.

S is for Suave

If someone calls you suave, it means that you are confident and charming. The opposite of suave is awkward.

Aziz J. Hayat / CC BY-SA

Photo of a submarine

S is for Submarine

Nautical, Vehicles

A submarine is a seafaring vessel that can completely submerge for long periods of time. Some submarines can stay under water for 6 months at a time. Submarines are used for exploring, and by the Navy.

DVIDS / Public Domain

Photo of blue pigment

S is for Substance

Substance is a very broad word that can be used to describe any kind of material.

m-louis .® / CC BY-SA

Photo of a little girl sucking through a straw

S is for Suck

List of action and motion words, Science, Verbs

Suction is a way of moving liquids by pulling them into an area of lower pressure. When you suck through a straw you make the inside of your mouth a low pressure zone. Water pumps move water around by the same principle.

Mats Eriksson / CC BY-SA

Photo of a little girl sucking through a straw

S is for Sucked

Sucked is the past tense of suck, for example "the girl sucked her drink through a straw".

Mats Eriksson / CC BY-SA

Photo of suede boots

S is for Suede

Suede is a fabric made from leather, but instead of presenting the smooth skin side of the leather the soft, slightly fluffy inside is shown instead. Leather can be made into suede by removing a thin layer from the surface of the leather.

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