| sepal |
Sepals are the parts of a plant that a flower sits on. Sepals look like small leaves but they do something different and important. Before a flower opens, the flower is a bud, and its sepals are wrapped all around it. Their job is to hold and protect the bud. |
| separate |
When you separate things that are together, you take some of the things away from the other things, or you take one thing away from the other thing. Sometimes we separate things because we want all the similar things to be in one group and all the different things in another. Sometimes separating things means not mixing different things together. [3 definitions] |
| September |
September is the ninth month of the year. |
| Serbia |
Serbia is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Hungary, Macedonia, and Croatia. Serbia has mountains, hills, and plains. There are forests and lands for farming. Serbia grows many strawberries and other berries. There are also many factories in Serbia that make things like clothes and things made from metals. |
| serious |
If your dad has a serious look on his face, he is not laughing or smiling. If someone says something serious, they are not joking. When a time is serious, it is a time when people are not laughing or smiling. [2 definitions] |
| serve |
When someone serves you in a restaurant, they bring you food and things to drink. [4 definitions] |
| service |
When someone gives you service, they help you in some way or do things for you. A waiter in a restaurant is someone who gives service. In a store, you get service from people who work there. Their service is to help you find things and help you pay for them. [3 definitions] |
| set |
A set is a group of things that go together or are used together. [5 definitions] |
| settle1 |
When you settle in a place, you come there and make it your home. [2 definitions] |
| set up |
When you set up something, you get it ready to start or be used. |
| seven |
Seven is the word for the number 7. |
| seventeen |
Seventeen is the word for the number 17. |
| seventeenth |
If sixteen penguins have jumped into the water, the next penguin to jump in will be the seventeenth penguin. |
| seventh |
The seventh house is the one that comes next after the sixth. [2 definitions] |
| seventieth |
If a class sells sixty-nine cupcakes at a school, the seventieth cupcake will be the next one sold. |
| seventy |
Seventy is the word for the number 70. |
| several |
When you have several friends, it means that you don't have a lot of friends but you have more than two or three. |
| sew |
When you sew something, you make or repair it with a needle and thread. |
| Seychelles |
Seychelles is an island country in the Indian Ocean. The country is made up of over a hundred islands. Many tourists come to the Seychelles to enjoy the many beautiful beaches. |
| shade |
When something blocks light, it makes shade. Some plants need a lot of light from the sun, but other plants need more shade. [3 definitions] |
| shadow |
A shadow is the dark shape that appears on the ground or other surface when something stands in the way of light. If you stand in the way of light, there will be a shadow behind you too. |