| scale1 |
A scale is one of the many small, flat things that completely cover the bodies of some animals, such as fish and snakes. Scales are very thin and hard. |
| scale2 |
A scale is something you use to weigh things. |
| scare |
When something scares you, it makes you afraid. |
| scarecrow |
A scarecrow is something that a farmer puts up in a field or garden to scare birds away from crops. It usually has the shape of a person. A scarecrow is made out of clothes stuffed with straw or other material, and it usually has a hat. |
| scared |
When you are scared, you are afraid. Some people get scared when they are alone or in a very dark place. Most people are scared of dangerous animals such as wolves, bears, or alligators. |
| 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. |