Words that start with S

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

Animals starting with S

Animals

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Food

Plants that start with S

Plants

Adjectives that start with S

Adjectives

Verbs that start with S

Verbs

Countries that start with S

Countries

Cities that start with S

Cities

Jobs that start with S

Jobs

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Body parts

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Fruit

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Birds

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Sis forSpin

Something is spinning if it is moving around and around a central point. Windmills spin, so do spinning tops. If you throw a ball the right way, it will spin as it flies. Skaters and ballerinas sometimes spin while they are performing. Spinning is also a way to turn raw materials like sheep's wool and cotton into fibers suitable for making into cloth.
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Sis forSpinach

Scientific name: spinacia oleracea
Spinach is an edible green leafy plant that grows to about a foot tall. It is from Nepal and southeast Asia. Spinach can survive very severe frosts. It is usually eaten cooked, on its own or with other food. Spinach goes well with cheese and garlic.
Vegetables, Plants
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Sis forSpine

Your spine, or vertebral column is the row of bones that runs along the centre of your back. Your spine is made of lots of small bones called vertebra.
Body parts
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Sis forSpinifex

Scientific name: genus: triodia
Spinifex is the common name for a type of tussocky grass that grows in arid regions of Australia. It has very sharp leaves. As spinifex ages it grows outwards and dies in the centre and will form a circle that can be several metres across.
Plants
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Sis forSpinning top

A spinning top is a child's toy that spins on a point. Different kinds of tops have different ways to start them spinning. Some are started by a cord, some by twisting them with your fingers, and more modern ones can have sophisticated mechanical means to get them spinning.
Toys & games
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Sis forSpinning wheel

A spinning wheel is a device that is used to spin fibres like animal hair or linen into thread or yarn. Spinning wheels of various designs have been in use for hundreds of years. Spinning wheels are usually powered by a foot treadle or turning them by hand. Today, yarn is made on a much larger scale by machines, powered by motors.
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Sis forSpinster

A spinster is a woman who is not married or in any kind of relationship. The term is usually used to describe an older unmarried woman, while bachelor can be used to describe a man of any age.
Female, Labels
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Sis forSpiral

A spiral is a curve that you make by drawing around a central dot while at the same time getting further and further away from the dot.
Shapes
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Sis forSpire

A spire is a tall, pointed structure usually found as a type of roof on the tallest part of a grand building. Spires are common on churches and cathedrals.
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Sis forSpirit level

A spirit level, or bubble level is a tool that is used to tell if something is horizontal or vertical. Spirit levels have one or more small tubes filled with liquid in them, with a bubble of air in the liquid. When the bubble is in the centre of the liquid, the spirit level is straight.
Tools