Sally Ride Word Search
A free Sally Ride word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: SPACE, SHUTTLE, CHALLENGER, ASTRONAUT, PHYSICIST, ORBIT, EARTH, STAR, SOLAR, WIND, BEAM, LASER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Sally Ride word list, defined
- SPACE /spɛs/ · noun, verb
- The unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all matter and energy exist; the void that separates and surrounds celestial bodies. To put or keep something at a distance, often in a way that is considered polite or considerate. Related: room, distance, interval, void.
- SHUTTLE /ˈʃʌtəl/ · noun, verb
- A device for carrying people or goods, typically between two fixed points, especially one that moves along a fixed path, such as a railway or a cable. To move or cause something to move quickly back and forth between two points. Related: bus, train, tram, trolley.
- CHALLENGER /ˈtʃælɪndʒər/ · noun
- A person who competes for a title, position, or championship currently held by someone else; more broadly, anyone who contests or questions something established. Related: contender, rival, competitor, opponent.
- ASTRONAUT /ˈæstrənɔːt/ · noun
- A person trained to travel and perform duties aboard a spacecraft. Related: cosmonaut, spaceman, spacewoman, space traveller.
- PHYSICIST /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ · noun
- A scientist who specializes in the study of the physical universe, including the laws of physics and the behavior of matter and energy. Related: scientist, researcher, physic, naturalist.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːrbɪt/ · noun, verb
- A path or trajectory that an object or spacecraft follows as it revolves around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. To move in a curved path around a central point, especially in a stable or regular manner. Related: path, trajectory, revolution, rotation.
- EARTH /ɜːrθ/ · noun
- The planet on which we live, the third from the sun; also the substance of the ground — soil and land as opposed to sea or sky. Related: ground, soil, land, dirt.
- STAR /stɑː/ · noun, verb
- A massive, luminous ball of gas in space, especially one that is hot and massive enough to sustain nuclear reactions in its core. To regard or treat someone or something as extremely good or impressive. Related: celebrity, hero, icon, idol.
- SOLAR /ˈsoʊlər/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or derived from the sun; of or relating to the sun or its energy. Related: sun, solar-powered, sunny, radiant.
- WIND /wɪnd/ · noun, verb
- Air moving in a natural way, especially when it is blowing over the ground. To move air or gas through a space, especially by blowing. Related: breeze, gust, blast, draft.
- BEAM /biːm/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a beam is a long sturdy piece of squared timber or metal used to support weight in construction, or a ray of light or energy. As a verb, it means to smile broadly and radiantly, or to transmit signals or broadcast in a specified direction. Related: ray, shaft, girder, joist.
- LASER /ˈleɪzər/ · noun
- A device that produces an intense beam of coherent light by stimulated emission of radiation, used for cutting, welding, or engraving materials, or for medical or scientific applications. Related: beam, ray, light, emission.
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