Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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squirrel
squirrels noun
a small, furry rodent. Some
types of squirrel live in trees,
while others live on the
ground. Squirrels eat nuts,
berries, fruits, and insects.

squirt
squirts squirting squirted verb
to shoot out a thin jet of liquid.

He squirted the dishwashing
liquid into the bowl.
N rhymes with dirt

stab
stabs stabbing stabbed verb

to pierce or wound with
a knife or other pointed object.
She stabbed the potato with
a fork to see if it was cooked.

stable
stables noun
a building where horses
or other animals are kept.

a stable for horses

stack

stacks noun

a pile of things, one on

top of another.

A stack of plates.

stack verb

stadium

stadiums or stadia noun

a sports ground surrounded

by seats for spectators.

staff

noun

a group of people who work

together in a business,

school, or other organization.

The staff at the garage wear

uniforms.

stag

stags noun

a male deer, especially a red

deer that is over four years old.

stage

stages noun

1 a platform used for plays

and other performances.

2 a point reached in the

progress of something.

They made the long journey

in several stages.

stagger

staggers staggering staggered

verb

to walk in an unsteady way.

They staggered home after

the long walk.

stain

stains noun

a dirty mark that is difficult

to remove.

stain verb

stair

stairs noun

one of a series of steps,

set one after the other.

A flight of stairs.

stalactite

stalactites noun

a spike of rock

that is formed

from dripping

water and hangs

down from the roof

of a cave.

N say stuk-lak-tite

stalagmite

stalagmites noun

a spike of rock

that is formed by

dripping water

and builds up on

the floor of a cave.

N say stu-lag-mite

stale

adjective

no longer fresh.

Stale bread is hard and dry.

stalk

stalks noun

1 the stem of a plant

or a leaf (see

plant on

page 151).

2 a long, thin

part of an

animal (see

sea life on

page 178).

stall

stalls noun

1 an area divided off in a

stable or barn for one animal.

2 a table used to display

and sell goods, usually

at a market.

N rhymes with call

stall

stalls stalling stalled verb

to come to a stop suddenly,

without meaning to.

The old car stalled at

the traffic light.

stammer

stammers stammering

stammered verb

to stutter or speak with

difficulty, often stopping

in the middle of words and

repeating sounds.

stammer noun

stammer

leaf

stalk

coffeestain