John the Baptist Word Search
John the Baptist, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the people, places, and objects of the Old and New Testaments 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: JORDAN, RIVER, DESERT, WILDERNESS, LOCUST, HONEY, CAMEL, HAIR, LEATHER, BELT, BAPTISM, WATER.
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John the Baptist word list, defined
- JORDAN /ˈdʒɔːrdən/ · proper noun
- A river in Western Asia, flowing through Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan. It is considered one of the most sacred rivers in the Christian faith. Related: river.
- RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
- A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
- DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
- A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
- WILDERNESS /ˈwɪldərnəs/ · noun
- A natural uncultivated area of land, typically with few or no trees, and often with rocky or sandy ground. A state of being uninhabited or unspoiled. Related: desert, jungle, outback, prairie.
- LOCUST /ˈloʊkəst/ · noun
- A type of grasshopper that is typically brown or green in color and has a distinctive hopping or flying behavior. Locusts are often considered pests due to their ability to cause significant damage to crops and vegetation. Related: grasshopper, cricket, katydid, cicada.
- HONEY /ˈhʌni/ · noun
- A sweet, viscous fluid produced by bees from the nectar of flowers, used as a food and in the production of beeswax. It is also used as a sweetener in cooking and baking. Related: nectar, syrup, molasses, maple syrup.
- CAMEL /ˈkæm.əl/ · noun
- A large, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, native to the deserts of Asia and North Africa, with either one hump (the dromedary) or two (the Bactrian camel) that stores fat as an energy reserve. Related: dromedary, Bactrian camel, beast of burden.
- HAIR /hɛr/ · noun, verb
- A growth on the human head, usually made of keratin, or a similar growth on other parts of the body. To remove or cut the hair from the head or body. Related: mane, tresses, coiffure, beard.
- LEATHER /ˈleɪðər/ · noun
- A tough flexible material made from the skins of animals, especially cattle, sheep, and pigs, treated with tannins to prevent decay. Related: hide, skin, vellum, leathery.
- BELT /bɛlt/ · noun
- A band of leather, fabric, or other flexible material worn around the waist to hold up clothing or as decoration. More broadly, a strip of material used for driving machinery or conveying items. Related: sash, strap, band, girdle.
- BAPTISM /ˈbæptɪzəm/ · noun
- A Christian religious rite of initiation involving immersion in, or sprinkling or pouring with, water, symbolizing admission to the church, purification, and spiritual rebirth. The word also figuratively refers to any severe first experience that serves as an initiation into something new. Related: christening, initiation, immersion, rite.
- WATER /ˈwɔːtər/ · noun, verb
- A clear liquid, nearly colorless; also an odorless, tasteless, and transparent substance forming the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Related: liquid, fluid, sea, lake.
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