| sad |
When you are sad, you feel very bad and you can't feel happy about anything. Many people cry when they are sad. |
| sadly |
If you do something sadly, you do it in a way that shows that you are sad. |
| sadness |
Sadness is a feeling we sometimes have when something very bad happens. Many people cry when they feel sadness. We often feel sadness when we lose a thing or person that we loved, or when we lose a chance to do something that we really wanted to do. We often feel sadness when someone hurts us, especially a friend, or if we hurt someone that we care about. |
| safe |
When a place is safe, there is no danger there and nothing bad will happen. [3 definitions] |
| safety |
When you do something for safety, you do it to protect yourself, or someone else, from danger. |
| safety pin |
A safety pin is a small metal thing used for holding things together, especially pieces of cloth. A safety pin is a kind of pin, but its sharp point can be held back so that it does not cause any injury. |
| Sahara Desert |
The Sahara Desert is a very large, dry area of land in the northern part of Africa. It is very hot, and most of it is covered by rock and sand. The Sahara Desert is the biggest hot desert in the world. It is almost as big as the whole United States! Although the desert is hot and dry, some plants, animals, and people live in parts of it. |
| sail |
A sail is a large piece of cloth that is attached to a boat. Sails move boats forward by catching the wind. [2 definitions] |
| sailboat |
A sailboat is a boat that is pushed by wind blowing against its sails. Sails are large pieces of cloth attached to a tall pole on the boat. When the sails are opened wide, they catch the wind. |
| Saint Patrick's Day |
Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday when people from Ireland celebrate the coming of Christianity to their country. Saint Patrick's Day is on March 17 every year. In the United States, people whose family came from Ireland celebrate being Irish, and people who are not Irish enjoy pretending to be Irish for just one day! They do this by wearing green, which is a symbol of Ireland. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. The islands of this country have many low mountains and sandy beaches. A lot of land in the country is used for farming and growing bananas. Maybe the bananas you see in your grocery store have come from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines! |
| salad |
A salad is a mixture of raw vegetables or fruits. You can eat salad with a meal or as a meal. A vegetable salad often has lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and onions. Sometimes things like cold meats or cheese are added to the vegetables. A fruit salad often has things like grapes, berries, and pieces of banana or apple. |
| salamander |
Salamanders are a kind of small animal with a narrow body, four short legs, and a tail. Salamanders move very close to the ground. Salamanders are members of a family of animals called amphibians. That means that they live in the water for part of their lives and they live on land for the rest of it. |
| sale |
When something is for sale, it means that you can buy it by paying money. A store is a place where there are many things for sale. [2 definitions] |
| salesclerk |
A salesclerk is someone who works in a store. A salesclerk helps customers find things and often helps them pay for what they want to buy. |
| salt |
Salt is a white substance that is found in the ocean and in the earth. Salt is used to add more flavor to food and to keep food from going bad. [2 definitions] |
| saltshaker |
A saltshaker is a small container that you fill with salt. It has a top with little holes in it. A saltshaker is used for adding salt to food. |
| salty |
When something is salty, it has salt in it and it has the taste of salt. Many snacks that we eat are salty. Water in the ocean is salty too. |
| same |
When two things are the same, they are completely like each other. They are not different in any way. [3 definitions] |
| Samoa |
Samoa is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. The weather is always warm there, and it is very rainy for some months of the year. Samoa has a lot of tropical forest and land that is good for producing coconuts, bananas, and cocoa. Many tourists come to Samoa to enjoy its beautiful water, beaches, and mountains. |
| sand |
Sand is what we often walk on at a beach. Sand is made up of tiny, loose grains of ground rock. Deserts often have sand too. |