Weights & Measures Word Search — Easy
Play a free online Weights & Measures word search puzzle. Difficulty: Easy. Find all 12 hidden words on the 10×10 grid below.
Words to find
- DEMY
- BLOCK
- BRACE
- BIGHA
- COMB
- BREVE
- BARYE
- CRAN
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Weights & Measures word list, defined
- DEMY /ˈdɛmi/ · noun
- A printing paper size measuring roughly 17½ by 22½ inches, commonly used for books and maps; also called 'demy' as a designation in paper sizing (e.g. 'demy octavo'). At Oxford University, a demy is a scholar holding a half-foundation award, especially at Magdalen College. Related: paper size, format, sheet.
- BLOCK /blɒk/ · noun, verb
- A solid piece of hard material with flat sides; also a section of something such as a city street or a period of time. Related: chunk, lump, slab, hunk.
- BRACE /breɪs/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a brace is a pair of things joined or used together (such as braces holding up trousers in British English), or a structural support that holds something firm. As a verb, to brace means to prepare oneself for difficulty or to steady and strengthen something. Related: support, pair, prop, stabilizer.
- BIGHA /ˈbaɪə/ · noun
- A unit of land area in the Indian subcontinent, equivalent to about 0.33 acres. Related: acre, hectare, plot.
- COMB /koʊm/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a comb is a toothed implement of bone, plastic, metal, or wood used to smooth, untangle, or arrange the hair, or to hold it in place. As a verb, to comb is to draw a comb through the hair, or more broadly to search an area thoroughly and systematically. Related: brush, rake, sift, trawl.
- BREVE /briːv/ · noun
- A breve is a musical note having the time value of two whole notes (a double whole note), written as a hollow oval notehead with vertical lines on either side. It is also a diacritical mark (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is short or has a reduced pronunciation. Related: double whole note.
- CRAN /kræn/ · noun
- A former British unit of capacity used for freshly caught herrings, equal to about 37.5 imperial gallons (roughly 170 litres). It was the standard measure by which herring catches were sold and recorded. Related: measure, unit, capacity.
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