| 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] |
| screw |
A screw is a metal object that holds things together. You push a screw into something by pressing on the top of it while you turn it. |
| screwdriver |
A screwdriver is a tool for turning a screw. A screw is a metal object used for holding things together. A screwdriver has a handle attached to a long piece of metal. The end of the metal piece fits into the top of the screw. Pressing down on the screw while turning the screwdriver pushes the screw into something hard, like a wall or piece of wood, or gets it out from what it was in before. |
| scribble |
When you scribble, you draw shapes or lines or letters just for fun. You are not really trying to draw or write anything. [2 definitions] |
| sculpture |
A sculpture is something that people make as a piece of art. A sculpture can be any shape, and it is often made out of stone, clay, wood, or metal. Sometimes a sculpture looks like a person or an animal. Sometimes it doesn't look like any real thing at all. |
| sea |
The sea is the salt water that covers most of the earth. All of the oceans are part of the sea. [2 definitions] |
| sea anemone |
A sea anemone is a small animal of the sea that looks very much like a flower. Sea anemones attach themselves to rocks or other things in the water, and they catch and eat small fish and other sea animals. |
| sea animal |
A sea animal is any animal that lives in an ocean. There are many kinds of sea animals, including fish, shrimp, lobsters, dolphins, and whales. |
| seafood |
Seafood is any sea animal that people eat for food. Some kinds of seafood are shrimp, lobster, and crab. |
| sea gull |
A sea gull is a kind of bird that lives on or near the sea. Its feathers are white and grey, and it has long pointed wings. |
| seahorse |
A seahorse is a small fish that looks something like a horse, and it swims with its head pointing up and its tail pointing down. Seahorses live in warm parts of the ocean. They eat small sea animals, like very tiny shrimp. |
| seal2 |
A seal is a mammal that spends most of its life in the ocean. Sometimes it comes to the shore to rest, though. Seals have flippers and also a tail similar to the tail of a fish. Seals have very round eyes, and they have whiskers around their noses. |
| sea lion |
A sea lion is a mammal that spends most of its life in the ocean. A sea lion has a smooth body and a face with round eyes and whiskers around its small nose. Sea lions look similar to another sea animal called a seal, but they are not the same animal. Sea lions have a large, strong tail and large front flippers that are bigger than the flippers that seals have. Sea lions' tails and their long flippers allow them to sit up. Humans sometimes train sea lions to do tricks. |
| sea otter |
A sea otter is a mammal with thick brown fur, a long body, a flat tail, and short legs. Sea otters live mostly in the Pacific Ocean in areas near the coast of California and Alaska. |
| search |
If you search your room for something, you look in many places in your room to find it. If the police search the town to find someone, they look all over the town to find that person. |
| seashore |
A seashore is the land that is on the edge of an ocean. It is where the land and the ocean meet. |
| season |
A season is one of the four parts of the year. The seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter. [3 definitions] |