The Mayflower Word Search
The Mayflower, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject 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: MAYFLOWER, PLYMOUTH, PILGRIM, PURITAN, SETTLER, VOYAGE, CAPTAIN, PASSENGER, COMPACT, CHURCH, ENGLAND, DUTCH.
There is no timer pressure: take as long as you like, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
The Mayflower word list, defined
- MAYFLOWER /ˈmeɪflaʊər/ · noun
- A type of flowering plant, specifically the Mayflower or trailing arbutus (Epigaea regens), and a ship that sailed to America in 1620. Related: flower, plant, bloom, blossom.
- PILGRIM /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ · noun
- A person who travels to a place, especially a holy place, as a religious duty; a traveler, especially one who is on a long journey. Related: traveler, voyager, wanderer, trekker.
- PURITAN /ˈpʊərɪtən/ · noun
- A person who holds strict moral or religious views, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. A person who advocates for a strict or austere way of life. Related: puritanical, moralistic, sectarian, orthodox.
- SETTLER /sɛtlər/ · noun
- A person who settles in a new place, especially one who establishes a new settlement. A person who settles a dispute or a debt. Related: settler, colonist, pioneer, founder.
- VOYAGE /voʊɪɪʒ/ · noun, verb
- A long journey or trip, especially by sea or air. To travel or journey, especially by sea or air. Related: journey, trip, excursion, expedition.
- CAPTAIN /ˈkæptɪn/ · noun, verb
- The person in command of a ship, aircraft, or sports team; more broadly, a leader or chief of any group. As a verb, to captain means to lead or command such a group. Related: skipper, commander, leader, chief.
- PASSENGER /pæsˈɛndʒər/ · noun
- A person who travels in or is carried by a vehicle, especially a train, bus, or ship. Related: traveler, commuter, rider, occupant.
- COMPACT /kəmˈpækt/ (adjective, verb); /ˈkɒm.pækt/ (noun) · adjective, noun, verb
- As an adjective, compact describes something that is closely and neatly packed together, or small but efficiently arranged to take up little space. As a noun, a compact is a formal agreement between two or more parties, or a small flat case for face powder. Related: dense, condensed, concise, compressed.
- CHURCH /tʃɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A building used for public Christian worship; also, the organized Christian community or institution as a whole, or a particular denomination within it. Related: chapel, cathedral, basilica, minster.
- DUTCH /dʌtʃ/ · adjective
- Relating to the Netherlands, its people, or its language. As a noun, 'the Dutch' refers collectively to the people of the Netherlands.
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