| special |
When something is special, it is different, better, or more important than other things. When something is special, it is not ordinary. |
| specific |
When you ask for a specific pencil, you don't want just any pencil. You want one particular pencil and no other one. If you ask your friend to give you a card from a deck of cards, your friend can give you any one of the cards in the deck. But if you ask for a four of diamonds, you are asking for a specific card, and that is the only card that you want. [2 definitions] |
| speech |
A speech is a talk given to a group of people. |
| speed |
When we talk about speed, we are talking about how fast or slow things go. [2 definitions] |
| spell1 |
When you spell a word, you write or say the letters of the word from the first letter to the last. When you spell the word "two," you write or say the letters T-W-O. |
| spell2 |
A spell is a word or a group of words that can make a certain kind of magic happen when someone with magical power says them. If a witch or wizard puts a spell on something, they make something magical happen to it. |
| spelling |
The spelling of a word is the way letters are put together to make the word. |
| spend |
When you spend money, you use money to buy things. [2 definitions] |
| sphere |
A sphere is something completely round. A round ball has the shape of a sphere. |
| spice |
A spice is a substance from a plant that has a very special taste. We use spices in small amounts to give flavor to foods. |
| spicy |
When a food is spicy, it has a strong flavor and makes your tongue and mouth feel hot. Some people love spicy foods, but other people don't like them at all. |
| spider |
A spider is a small animal with eight legs and a body that has two parts. Spiders catch and eat insects and other very small animals. |
| spill1 |
When you spill your milk, it falls out of your glass. Maybe all of it falls out, or maybe just some of it. Usually, you don't want to spill something. It's usually just an accident. |
| spin |
When something spins, it turns around and around very fast. [2 definitions] |
| spinach |
Spinach is a green plant with leaves that we eat as a vegetable. We often cook spinach, but we can eat it raw too. |
| spine |
Your spine is the set of connected bones that goes down the middle of your back. Your skull and your ribs are connected to your spine. |
| spirit |
A person's spirit is something that we cannot see but that many people believe is part of every human. People believe that a person's spirit is who they really are deep inside. They believe that a person's body and spirit together are what makes a person a human being. [3 definitions] |
| spit1 |
When you spit, you force out the liquid that you have in your mouth. [2 definitions] |
| splash |
When you splash in water, you jump in it, kick in it, or move it with force with your hand or body. When you splash, the water jumps up and sometimes looks white because you're making a lot of bubbles. [2 definitions] |
| spoil |
When you spoil something, you ruin it so that it can't be used or enjoyed. [3 definitions] |
| sponge |
A sponge is a sea animal that has a body with many holes that water can flow through. Its body is often shaped like a fat tube. There are many different types of sponges. Sponges can live in either warm water or in cold water. [3 definitions] |