Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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suicide

suicide

noun

killing yourself deliberately.

N say soo-i-side

suit

suits noun

a jacket and skirt or pants,

designed to be worn together.

N rhymes with boot

suit

suits suiting suited verb

to look good on someone.

Does this suit me?

suitable

adjective

right for a particular purpose

or occasion.

These boots are suitable for

walking over rough ground.

N say soo-tuh-bull

sulk

sulks sulking sulked verb

to be silent because you

are in a bad mood.

sulky adjective

sum

sums noun

1 a total made by adding two

or more numbers together.

The sum of 3 and 49 is 52.

2 an amount of money.

A new bike will cost you a large

sum of money.

summary

summaries noun

a short form of a story

or a piece of information that

just gives the main points.

They gave a summary of the

news at the end of the program.

summer

summers noun

the warmest season

of the year. Summer comes

between spring and fall.

summit

summits noun

the highest point

of something.

The two climbers finally

reached the summit of

the mountain.

Sun

noun

the star that is the center

of our solar system (see

universe on page 229).

sun

noun

the light and heat that we

get from the Sun.

The cat was sitting in the sun.

sunflower

sunflowers noun

a tall plant with

large, yellow

flowers. The seeds

can be eaten or

used to make

cooking oil.

sunglasses

noun

glasses with dark lenses that

you wear to protect your eyes

from sunlight.

sunlight

noun

the light from the Sun.

sunrise

sunrises noun

the time when the Sun

is coming up over the horizon

in the morning.

sunset

sunsets noun

the time when the Sun is

going down below the horizon

in the evening.

sunshine

noun

bright sunlight.

superb

adjective

extremely good.

A superb performance.

N say soo-purb

superior

adjective

higher in rank or position.

Soldiers must salute their

superior officers.

N say soo-peer-ee-ur

N opposite inferior

supermarket

supermarkets noun

a large store that sells food

and other items. People select

the goods they want and pay

for them at the exit.

supersonic

adjective

faster than the speed

of sound.

The Concorde was

a supersonic aircraft.

N say soo-per-son-ic

superstition

superstitions noun

a false belief based on

fear or lack of knowledge

about something.

A common superstition

is that it is unlucky to walk

under ladders.

N say soo-per-stish-un

superstitious adjective

supper

suppers noun

a meal eaten

in the evening.

suitcase

suitcases noun

a large bag with a handle

that is used for carrying

clothing and other things

when you travel.