| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| steam | a small river |
| steel | a very strong metal made from iron |
| steep | rising nearly straight up from the ground, like a steep hill |
| steeple | a high pointed tower on a church |
| steer | to guide a vehicle or ship to the right or left. The same word also means a young bull |
| stem | the thin part of a plant that holds up the flowers or leaves |
| stenographer | one who is skilled in stenography of shorthand |
| step | to put on foot in front of the other when walking; The same word also means one stair in a staircase |
| stern | severe; strict; grim. The same word also means the back part of a ship or boat |
| stew | to cook food, especially meat with vegetables, by boiling it slowly |
| stick | a long thin piece of wood: anything shaped like a stick, such as a stick of wax or gum |
| sticky | clinging or holding on, as when something like glue or honey sticks to your fingers |
| stiff | firm; hard; not easily bent or moved |
| stile | a little set of step fixed to a fence or a wall to help you climb over |
| still | not moving; calm |
| stilt | one of a pair of tall poles with foot rests |
| sting | the sharp part of an insect, like a pin, which can hurt you |
| stir | to move; to shake up or mix |
| stirrup | a metal ring hanging down each side of a saddle. It is flat at the bottom so that you can put your foot in it when you ride a horse |
| stitich | a loop of thread that has been sewn. The same word also means a sudden sharp pain in your side, usually caused by running |
| stock | supplies of food and other goods stored by shopkeepers. The same word also means a sweet-smelling garden flower |
| stoke | to put fuel on the fire to make it hotter |
| stole | a long, narrow piece of material, often made of fur or silk, worn over the shoulders and hanging down |
| stomach | a kind of pocket in the middle of your body which holds food after it has been swallowed |
| stone | a small piece of rock. The same word also means the hard seeds inside some fruit like plums and cherries |
| stool | a little seat with no back or arms |
| stoop | to bend the upper part of your body downwards |
| stop | to end or leave off what you are doing |
| stopper | something you put in the neck of a bottle to close the opening |
| store | to keep something until it is needed. The same word also means a shop |
| storey | a stage or floor of a building |
| stork | a large bird with very long legs and a long beak |
| storm | a sudden outburst of bad weather with heavy rain, snow or hail, and sometimes thunder and lightning |
| story | an adventure told or written. It can be a true story, or made up like a fairy tale |
| stove | something which makes heat for us to cook food or warm the room |
| straight | not crooked or curved. This is a straight line |
| straighten | to make straight; to put things neat and tidy |
| strain | to make every effort; to put all your strength in to doing something |
| strainer | a kind of bowl with holes in it, usually made of metal or plastic. You put vegetables or other food in it to let the water out |
| strange | unusual; out of place |
| stranger | someone you do not know |
| strangle | to kill a person or animal by squeezing its throat; to choke |
| strap | a long thin piece of leather, usually with a buckle, to fasten something |
| straw | dry stiff yellow stalks that farm animals like to sleep on |
| strawberry | a small soft red fruit with a lot of seeds |
| stray | to wander away or go in the wrong direction by mistake |
| streak | a stripe or long narrow mark |
| streamer | a long thin flag, or a paper decoration for parties |
| street | a road with houses or other buildings on both sides of it |
| strength | how strong or powerful something is |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.