Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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service
services noun
1 the act of serving.
Good restaurant service.
2 employment in the
armed forces or in a
public organization.
Military service.
3 the supply of something
that helps or serves people.
A telephone service.
4 religious worship.
A church service.
5 the act of checking and
repairing machinery so that
it continues to work well.
A car service.

set
sets noun
a group of things that
belong together.

A toy construction set.

set
sets setting set verb

1 to put in position or
arrange something.
She set the vase on the table.
2 to decide or determine a
limit, time, or date.
She set the party for Friday.
3 to go below the horizon.
The Sun sets in the west.
4 to go hard.
The cement took a long
time to set.

several

adjective

a number, usually three or

more, but not many more.

Several people waved as they

walked past.

severe

adjective

1 extremely bad.

A severe accident.

2 strict or hard.

The rock face was a severe

test for the climbers.

severely adverb

sew

sews sewing sewn verb

to join something together

using a needle

and thread.

Sewing on a shirt button.

N say so

sewer

sewers noun

a large, underground pipe

or channel that takes dirty

water and waste matter away.

N say soo-er

sex

sexes noun

one of two groups, male or

female, that people, animals,

and plants are divided into.

shade

shades noun

1 a cool place where the Sun’s

direct light doesn’t reach.

She sat in the shade to read.

shady adjective

2 a slight difference in color.

Different shades of paint.

shadow

shadows noun

a dark shape made

by something

that is blocking

the light.

shaft

shafts noun

1 a long, vertical passageway.

A lift shaft.

2 a long, straight part

of something.

A shaft of light.

shaggy

adjective

having long, rough,

untidy hair.

N comparisons shaggier shaggiest

shake

shakes shaking shook shaken

verb

1 to move something rapidly

up and down, or from side

to side.

Shaking hands.

2 to tremble with fear,

shock, or cold.

shall

verb

a word used to show that

something will happen in

the future.

I shall go shopping later.

N always used with another verb

shallow

adjective

not deep.

They played in shallow water.

shame

shames noun

1 a sad thing that happens.

It’s a shame you can’t come.

2 an uncomfortable, guilty

feeling about something you

have done.

ashamed adjective

shampoo

shampoos noun

a soapy liquid

that is used for

washing hair.

shampoo verb

shampoo

shadow

settle
settles settling settled verb

1 to calm
down or
stop moving.

The dog
settled down
to sleep.

2 to decide or agree

about something

without any doubts.

Settle an argument.