| scarf1 |
A scarf is a long piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders. |
| scarves |
Scarves is the word we use when we are talking about more than one scarf. A scarf is a long piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders. |
| scary |
When something is scary, it makes you feel afraid. Most people think big spiders and snakes are scary things. |
| schedule |
When you have a schedule, you have a plan for things that you are going to do at certain times. |
| school1 |
A school is a place for teaching and learning. |
| school2 |
A school is a large group of fish or sea mammals that are all of the same kind and swim together as a group. When we think of a school, we usually think of a place where people come to learn, but this meaning of school is very different! |
| science |
When people are studying nature or humans in a very careful way and testing what they believe about these things, they are doing science. In school, when you learn about science, you learn what people know about plants, animals, the human body, the earth, the stars, and other planets. |
| scientific |
When something is scientific, it has to do with science. |
| scientist |
A scientist is a person who works in or studies a science. A scientist learns about things in the natural world or in space by doing experiments or looking at things very carefully. |
| scissors |
Scissors are a tool used for cutting. Scissors have two blades that are joined together. They also have two places for your fingers to go so that you can hold the tool as you cut. |
| scold |
When someone scolds you, they tell you that you did something wrong. When people scold, they are often upset or a little angry. |
| scoop |
A scoop is a tool that you hold in your hand like a spoon. We often use a scoop to serve things like ice cream. A scoop has a strong, thick handle. At the end of the handle is a small, round bowl. [3 definitions] |
| score |
A score is all the points that a person or group gets in a game or test. [2 definitions] |
| scorpion |
A scorpion is a small animal with a narrow body and eight legs. It also has a tail that can curl up toward its head. Scorpions are in the same family of animals as spiders. They can sting, and they can be dangerous to people. Scorpions live mostly in warm, dry areas of the world. |
| Scotland |
Scotland is one of the countries in Europe that now make up a larger nation called the United Kingdom. Besides Scotland, the United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland is north of England on the island of Great Britain. |
| scout |
A scout is a person who goes into a place to find out what is there or what is happening. Sometimes the place is dangerous, or it is a place that nobody knows anything about yet. A scout is often a brave person, because a scout goes ahead of others to get information and then brings the information back to everyone else. |
| scrapbook |
A scrapbook is a big book that has pages with nothing on them! There is nothing on the pages because they are for you to put things on yourself. You can put photos, drawings, pictures from magazines, and anything you want--especially things that help you remember things that are important to you. You can also color in your scrapbook and decorate the pages any way you want. |
| scratch |
When you scratch your skin, you rub the nails of your fingers against your skin. We often scratch our skin when something itches. Animals scratch things too. When an animal scratches something, they use their claws to dig into it. [2 definitions] |
| scratchy |
When something is scratchy, it has tiny, sharp points that can scratch your skin just a little. Sometimes a label in the back of your shirt is a little scratchy. It can make your skin itch or feel bad. |
| scream |
When someone screams, they make a loud, high sound with their voice. People often scream when they are very afraid and surprised at the same time. Sometimes people scream when they are very excited and happy. |
| screen |
A screen is a piece of material made of very thin metal wires woven together. Because there are holes between the wires, air can come through the screen and you can see through it too. Screens are often used to cover openings like windows and doors. [3 definitions] |