Words that start with S

Generated image of an anatomy model indicating the stomach

Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Sis forStomach

Your stomach is an organ where your food first goes when you eat. The general area of your body where your stomach is can also be called your stomach, belly or tummy.

Body parts

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Stones, or rocks, are hard, solid, and found all over the Earth. Different kinds of rock are made from different minerals, and have different properties. Some stones are quite soft, some are extremely hard. For thousands of years, people have been making houses and statues out of stone.

Materials

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Sis forStool

A stool is a chair that does not have a back rest or arms.

Furniture

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Sis forStoop (Posture)

Stoop means to bend your head and shoulders down towards the ground.

List of action and motion words, Verbs

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Sis forStop

You stop doing something when you don't do it anymore. You can also stop someone else from doing something, or stop an action and end it early. For example, "she brought a stop to the daily meetings". The opposite of stop is go or start.

Verbs, Transitions

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Sis forStopper

A stopper is anything that is used to keep a bottle sealed. Most bottle stoppers are made from cork or rubber.

List of devices

Sis forStopwatch

A stopwatch is a special type of watch that counts the passing of time rather than telling you what time it is. It has buttons to start, stop, and zero the count. It is used to time races and competitions.

List of devices, Timekeeping

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Sis forStorage

Storage describes the use of any kind of container that you can put things in when you are not using them. You can use a cupboard as storage, or some boxes, or a cellar or basement.

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Sis forStore

A store is a place where you can go to buy things. Another word for store is shop. It is also a verb, that means to put something into storage.

List of locations, Verbs

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Sis forStorm

When the weather is severe we call it a storm. During a storm there is usually strong wind, thunder and lightning, heavy rain or snow and sometimes hail.

Weather