Word Book S-5 (5/9)
skin [the outer covering of humans and most animals]
sky [the space above the earth]
slave [a person owned or controlled by another]
All slaves in the United States were freed by an amendment to the Constitution in 1865.
sleep [to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed]
slide [to move smoothly over a surface]
slow [(1) to reduce the speed of; (2) not fast in moving, talking or other activities]
Slow your speed to 45 miles per hour. (1)
＊ one mile = 1.6 kilometers
small [(1) little in size or amount; (2) few in number; (3) not important; (4) opposite large]
The small force landed by parachute. (2)
smash [(1) to break or be broken into small pieces by force; (2) to hit or move with force]
smell [(1) to sense through the nose; (2) something sensed by the nose]
smoke [(1) to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning them and breathing in the smoke; (2) that which can be seen rising into the air like a cloud from something burning]
He smoked cigarettes until he died. (1)
The smoke from the burning forest rose high into the sky. (2)
smooth [(1) having a level surface; (2) opposite rough]
snow [soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky, usually in winter or when the air temperature is very cold]
so [(1) in such a way that; (2) also; (3) too; (4) very; (5) as a result; (6) in order that; (7) for the purpose of]
He held the flag so all could see it. (1)
She was tired and so was I. (2)
She left early, and so did we. (3)
I am so sick. (4)
They were sick, so they could not come. (5)
social [of or about people or a group]
The president offered a new solution for some social problems.
soft [(1)not hard; (2) easily shaped; (3) pleasing to touch; (4) not loud]
She likes a soft bed but her husband likes a hard bed. (1)
Her daughter likes to shape things from soft clay. (2)
soil [earth in which plants grow]
soldier [a person in the army]
solid [(1) having a hard shape with no empty spaces inside; (2) strong; (3) not in the form of a liquid or gas]
The tools were solid metal and very heavy. (1)
solve [(1) to find an answer; (2) to settle]
The boy solved the mathematics problem. (1)
The committee hopes its proposals will solve the current economic problem. (2)
some [(1) of an amount or number or part not stated; (2) not all]
