Deserts of the World Word Search
Play a Deserts of the World word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SAHARA, GOBI, KALAHARI, ATACAMA, MOJAVE, SONORAN, NAMIB, SAND, DUNE, OASIS, ARID, EROSION.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Deserts of the World word list, defined
- GOBI /ˈɡoʊbi/ · noun
- Gobi is a proper noun referring to a desert region in Asia, specifically the Gobi Desert in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia. Related: desert, Gobi Desert.
- SAND /sænd/ · noun, verb
- A naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. To cover or smooth with sand, especially to make something more comfortable or to conceal its surface. Related: grit, dust, powder, gravel.
- DUNE /djuːn/ (UK); /duːn/ (US) · noun
- A hill or ridge of loose wind-blown sand, typically found along seashores or in deserts. Related: sandhill, hillock, mound, ridge.
- OASIS /ˈoʊ.əsɪs/ · noun
- A fertile spot in a desert or a place where people can find water, shade, and rest. A place or situation that provides a welcome respite or relief from difficulties or hardships. Related: haven, refuge, sanctuary, paradise.
- ARID /ˈærɪd/ · adjective
- Having little or no rainfall; extremely dry. Also used figuratively to describe something lacking in interest, vitality, or substance. Related: dry, parched, droughty, desiccated.
- EROSION /ɪˈroʊʒən/ · noun
- The gradual wearing away or removal of rock, soil, or other material by natural forces such as water, wind, or ice. More broadly, the slow destruction, diminishment, or weakening of something abstract such as rights, trust, or value. Related: wearing away, corrosion, abrasion, attrition.
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