| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| sack | a large bag made of cloth, paper or plastic |
| sacred | holy |
| sad | not happy; feeling sorry |
| saddle | a leather seat for a rider, which is fastened on to a horse’s back or a bicycle |
| safari | an expedition in Africa in search of wild animals |
| safe | not able to be hurt; out of danger. The same word also means a very strong metal box used to lock money and valuable things away safety |
| safety | freedom from harm or danger |
| sag | to sink down or bend in the middle; to hang limply or droop |
| saga | a long story about people and legends of olden days; a long story about a family and their family before them |
| sail | a piece of canvas fastened to a ship’s mast. Sails catch the wind so that the ship is moved along |
| sailor | a man who steers and drives a ship |
| saint | a very good and holy person |
| sake | cause, purpose, regard |
| salad | a mixture of cold vegetables, such as lettuce, tomatoes and beetroot. Often cold meat, fish or eggs are added to salads, and some salads have fruit in them |
| salary | money paid regularly, usually every month, for work done |
| sale | the exchange of something for money. The same word also means a period when shops sell some of their goods more cheaply |
| saliva | the liquid that keeps the inside of your mouth moist |
| sallow | having a pale, sickly yellowish colour |
| salt | a while powder we get from the earth and from sea water. It is used in cooking or at meals to make food taste better |
| salute | to greet someone, usually by raising your right hand to your forehead |
| same | hot different; like something else |
| sample | one of, or a small part of something that shows what the rest of it is like |
| sand | small grains of rock which we find in large quantities at the seaside or in the desert |
| sandal | a light shoe, held on the foot by straps |
| sandwich | tow pieces of bread with meat or some other food between them |
| sanitary | pertaining to or designed to secure health, hygiene |
| sap | the juice in plants and trees |
| sardine | a small fish, usually sold in tins |
| sari | a long piece of cloth wrapped around the body and hanging loose over the shoulder, worn by girls and women in India |
| sarisfactory | good enough; pleasing |
| sark | a shirt |
| sash | a strip of ribbon or cloth worn round the waist or over the shoulder. The same word also means the frame of a window that slides up and down |
| satchel | a bag, used for carrying school books |
| satellite | a planet that revolves around another larger planet, as the moon revolves around the earth |
| satin | a soft shiny material |
| satisfy | to do all you can to please someone, or to fill a need |
| saucepan | a cooking pot with a lid and a handle |
| saucer | a small curved plate put under a cup |
| saucy | cheeky; a bit impudent |
| saunce | liquid poured over food to give it more flavour. Mint sauce is used with roast lamb |
| sausage | a meat mixture chopped up very small and put into a thin bag made of animal skin |
| savage | fierce and cruel; wild |
| save | to keep something to use later on. The same word also means to help someone who is in danger |
| saw | a metal tool with pointed teeth on one edge, used for cutting wood |
| sawdust | powder from wood that has been sawn |
| say | to speak; to tell something |
| saying | a thing that is often said, like a stitch in time saves nine |
| scab | the dry crust on sore place or wound when it begins to heal |
| scabbard | a case or holder for a sword; a sheath |
| scald | to burn yourself with a very hot liquid or steam |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.