Dogs Word Search
Dogs, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PACK, HOWL, CANINE, FANGS, PAWS, TAIL, SNOUT, GUARD, ALPHA, BETA, OMEGA, MEAT.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Dogs word list, defined
- PACK /pæk/ · noun, verb
- A bundle of things tied together, especially for carrying. To gather or collect things into a bundle or container. Related: bundle, collection, group, stack.
- HOWL /hauːl/ · verb, noun
- To utter a long, loud, mournful cry, typically of a dog or wolf. A loud, long, mournful cry. Related: bellow, bay, cry, wail.
- CANINE /ˈkeɪnaɪn/ · noun and adjective
- As an adjective, canine means relating to or resembling a dog; as a noun, it denotes a dog, or one of the four pointed teeth (the cuspids) found in humans and many other mammals. Related: dog, hound, pooch.
- FANGS /fæŋz/ · noun (plural of 'fang')
- Long, pointed teeth, especially the large canine teeth of dogs, wolves, and similar animals, or the hollow or grooved venom-injecting teeth of snakes. By extension, the word evokes menace and predation. Related: teeth, canines, tusks.
- PAWS /pɔːz/ · noun
- The foot of an animal, especially a mammal, typically having claws. A paw can also refer to a mark or impression made by an animal's foot. Related: feet, claws, hooves, pads.
- TAIL /tɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- The back part of an animal's body, typically extending from the hips to the end of the spine. To follow or come after something. Related: rear, hindquarters, aft, end.
- SNOUT /snaut/ · noun
- The nose or snout of an animal, especially a pig. A projecting part of something, such as a nose or a beak. Related: nose, snout, beak, proboscis.
- GUARD /ɡɑːd/ · noun, verb
- A person or thing that protects or defends something or someone. To protect or defend something or someone. Related: protector, defender, watchman, sentinel.
- ALPHA /ˈælfə/ · noun
- The first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α). More broadly, the first or most dominant item in a series, or an animal ranked highest in a social hierarchy. Related: beginning, first, leading, dominant.
- BETA /ˈbiːtə/ (British), /ˈbeɪtə/ (US) · noun, adjective
- The second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, β). More broadly, it denotes the second in a series or a preliminary, testing stage of something — as in software released to users for evaluation before final launch. Related: trial, preliminary, draft, prototype.
- OMEGA /ˈoʊmɛɡə/ · noun
- The last letter of the Greek alphabet, used as a symbol in mathematics and physics to represent the end of a sequence or the maximum value. In philosophy, it represents the ultimate or the end of a process. Related: end, termination, maximum, final.
- MEAT /miːt/ · noun
- Food obtained from animals, especially flesh as distinct from other edible parts of the body, such as dairy products or eggs. Related: flesh, beef, pork, lamb.
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