Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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swing
swings swinging swung verb
to move backward and
forward, usually while
hanging from a support.

swing noun

swirl
swirls swirling swirled verb

to move with a twisting or
circular motion.

The boat and leaves
swirled around as they
floated downstream.

switch
switches noun

a lever or button used to turn
equipment or a machine on
and off.
switch verb

swivel
swivels swiveling swiveled verb
to turn around on
a central point.

Swiveling around on a chair.

swoop

swoops swooping swooped verb

to move downward

through the air in a

curving movement.

The stunt plane swooped down

out of the sky.

sword

swords noun

a weapon

with a long

blade and

a handle.

18th-century sword

N say sord

swore

from the verb to swear

She swore she was telling

the truth.

syllable

syllables noun

a word or part of a word made

up of a single sound. The word

“once” has one syllable and

the word “single” has two.

N say sil-uh-bul

symbol

symbols noun

a sign or object that reminds

you of something else, or

represents something else.

A dove is a symbol of peace.

N say sim-bul

symmetrical

adjective

having two halves that match

each other.

This cut-out shape is

symmetrical through

its middle.

N say si-met-ri-kul

symmetry noun

sympathy

noun

a caring feeling shown by

someone for someone else.

When you’re hurt, it’s nice

to get sympathy.

N say sim-puh-thee

sympathetic adjective

symptom

symptoms noun

a sign that shows you have a

particular illness or disease.

One of the symptoms of

measles is red spots.

N say simp-tum

synagogue

synagogues noun

a building where Jews

go to worship.

N say sin-uh-gog

synthetic

adjective

made with artificial

materials, not natural ones.

This frog is made from

synthetic fur.

N say sin-thet-ik

syringe

syringes noun

a tube with a nozzle or hollow

needle attached that is used

for sucking up and squirting

out liquid. Doctors

use syringes to

give injections.

N say suh-rinj

syrup

syrups noun

a sweet, sticky

liquid food, often

made from sugar.

maple syrup

N say sur-up

system

systems noun

a group of things that work

together in an organized way.

N say sis-tum

system

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