Carpenter Word Search
Carpenter, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job 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: CARPENTER, HAMMER, SAWDUST, CHISEL, PLANE, LEVEL, FRAMING, JOIST, STUD, RAFTER, TRIM, MITER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Carpenter word list, defined
- CARPENTER /ˈkɑːr.pən.t̬ɚ/ · noun (also verb, chiefly British)
- A person whose trade is making and repairing wooden structures and objects, such as building frameworks, doors, floors, and furniture. Related: woodworker, joiner, cabinetmaker, craftsman.
- HAMMER /hæmər/ · noun, verb
- A tool used for pounding, shaping, or breaking things, typically consisting of a heavy head on a handle. To strike or hit something forcefully with a hammer. Related: mallet, sledge, mallet, club.
- SAWDUST /sɔːdʌst/ · noun
- Small pieces of wood produced by a saw, typically in the form of fine powder or small shavings. Material used for bedding, insulation, or other purposes. Related: wood shavings, wood chips, wood pulp, lumber scraps.
- CHISEL /ˈtʃɪz.əl/ · noun, verb
- A chisel is a hand tool with a shaped cutting edge at the end of a blade, used for carving or cutting hard materials such as wood, stone, or metal. As a verb, it means to cut or carve something with such a tool. Related: carve, cut, sculpt, hew.
- PLANE /pleɪn/ · noun, verb
- A flat surface, especially one that is horizontal or slightly inclined. To travel through the air in a steady, level course, typically in a fixed-wing aircraft. Related: aircraft, airplane, plane, flying machine.
- LEVEL /ˈlɛvəl/ · noun, verb
- A particular point or position in a scale or hierarchy; a standard or criterion of measurement. To bring to a particular level or standard. Related: degree, grade, rung, step.
- FRAMING /ˈfreɪmɪŋ/ · noun
- The action or art of placing something within a frame — literally, as in surrounding a picture with a border, or figuratively, as in shaping how an issue, event, or idea is presented and understood. It also refers to the structural timber skeleton of a building. Related: bordering, enclosing, positioning, contextualizing.
- JOIST /dʒoʊɪst/ · noun
- A horizontal beam, especially one of a series of beams in a building, supporting the floor or ceiling above. Related: beam, rafter, lintel, truss.
- STUD /stʌd/ · noun, verb
- A stud is a small metal or wooden peg used to fasten things together, or a male horse or other animal used for breeding. To stud something means to decorate it with studs. Related: peg, pin, bolt, fastener.
- RAFTER /ræftər/ · noun
- A horizontal beam in a roof, supporting the ends of the rafters. A person who makes or repairs roofs. Related: beam, joist, ridgepole, supporter.
- TRIM /trɪm/ · verb, noun
- To cut down to a smaller size or shape; to decorate or finish something by cutting or shaping its edges. A narrow strip of something, especially a thin layer of wood or plastic. Related: cut, shape, prune, trim.
- MITER /ˈmaɪtər/ · noun
- A joint made by beveling the ends of two pieces to be joined, especially at a 45-degree angle. A miter saw is a power tool used to make precise crosscuts in wood. Related: joint, splice, lap, seam.
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