Machinist Word Search
Play a Machinist word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: LATHE, MILL, CALIPER, VISE, CHUCK, BORING, THREADING, GRINDER, DRILL, REAMER, DEBURR, TOLERANCE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Machinist word list, defined
- LATHE /lɑːθ/ · noun
- A machine used for shaping or cutting materials, typically by rotating them against a cutting tool. A device that rotates a workpiece against a cutting tool to shape or cut it. Related: turning machine, wood lathe, metal lathe, turning tool.
- MILL /mɪl/ · noun, verb
- A building or structure where grain or other materials are ground into flour or meal, or a machine for grinding or crushing something. To grind or crush something, especially grain, into flour or meal. Related: grindstone, quern, crusher, masher.
- CALIPER /ˈkælɪpə(r)/ · noun (also verb)
- A measuring instrument with two adjustable jaws or legs, used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object; also, in automotive engineering, the component that grips a disc brake's pads against the rotor. Related: gauge, micrometer, vernier, measuring tool.
- VISE /vaɪs/ · noun
- A device used to hold or clamp an object firmly in place, typically consisting of two parts that can be tightened together. Related: clamp, fixture, holder, clasp.
- CHUCK /tʃʌk/ · verb
- To throw something carelessly or casually; also (informal) to discard or abandon something, or to end a relationship, job, or habit. Related: throw, toss, fling, heave.
- BORING /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ · adjective
- Not interesting or exciting; tedious and dull. Related: dull, tedious, monotonous, uninteresting.
- THREADING /ˈθrɛdɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of sewing or interweaving threads, or the process of managing or controlling a sequence of tasks or operations. In computing, the process of managing the order in which tasks are executed by a processor. Related: sewing, interweaving, threading, stitching.
- GRINDER /ˈɡraɪndər/ · noun, verb
- A machine for grinding or crushing something, or a person who grinds coffee beans. To wear down or grind something, such as teeth. Related: miller, crusher, masher, pulverizer.
- DRILL /drɪl/ · noun, verb
- A tool or machine used for boring holes in hard material, or repetitive instruction and practice in a skill, especially in a military or educational context. Related: practice, training, rehearsal, exercise.
- REAMER /rɪˈmeɪər/ · noun
- A tool used to enlarge or shape a hole, typically by removing metal or other material. A person who reams a hole. Related: drill, reaming bit, auger, boring tool.
- DEBURR /diːˈbɜːr/ · verb
- To remove burrs — the rough edges or raised fragments of metal left on a workpiece after cutting, drilling, or machining. Related: smooth, file down, sand, grind down.
- TOLERANCE /ˈtɒlərəns/ · noun
- The ability or willingness to tolerate something, especially behavior or attitudes that are different from one's own. The quality of being patient and understanding, especially in difficult situations. Related: patience, understanding, acceptance, leniency.
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