Words that start with S

Sunscreen is a cream with special chemicals in it that stops you from getting sunburnt. When you get sunburnt, you increase your chances of getting skin cancer.

Sunshine is another word for sunlight.

When you go out in the sun, you can get sunburnt. Pale skin is more likely to burn than dark skin. Your skin tries to protect itself from the sun by producing melanin, which makes your skin darker. We call this a suntan. The people in the picture have darker skin where the sun has been shining on their skin, and paler skin where it was protected by their shoes.

If your body is in a supine position, you're laying on your back facing upwards.

You support something by holding it up, bearing its weight. If you are supporting a person, you are helping them.
The building in the picture is being supported by the mushroom-shaped structures underneath it.

A surface is a two-dimensional plane. The surface of a three-dimensional object is its boundary. The surface of the ball in the picture is rough and textured.

A two dimensional object like a piece of paper has two surfaces, one on each side.

Someone who performs surgery is a surgeon. Surgeons start off as standard doctors but take additional training and specialize in the area of surgery. It takes a very long time to become a surgeon.

You are surprised when something happens suddenly that you did not expect. When you open a present and you don't know what is inside, it is a good surprise.

The man in the picture is about to surprise the woman with some flowers.

Surround means to border on all sides, or enclose. If you're sitting in your room, you are surrounded by four walls, a floor, and a ceiling.

The lizard ornament in the picture is surrounded by big plushies.

A swab is a tool used to clean or wipe something. Swabs are usually made of cotton attached to wooden or cardboard sticks when intended for use on the body.