Banyan Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Banyan word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- DEICED
- BLENCH
- ARIDLY
- CHYLDE
- COOKTOP
- COCCO
- PARSING
- DRUBBED
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Banyan word list, defined
- DEICED /ˌdiːˈaɪst/ · verb (past simple and past participle of 'de-ice')
- Past tense and past participle of 'de-ice': to remove ice or frost from a surface such as an aircraft wing, a road, or a windscreen, typically using chemicals, heat, or mechanical scraping. Related: defrosted, thawed, cleared of ice, unfroze.
- BLENCH /blɛntʃ/ · verb
- To shrink back or flinch from something frightening, painful, or unpleasant; to recoil. In an older and now chiefly literary sense, it also means to grow pale or turn white. Related: flinch, wince, recoil, shrink.
- ARIDLY /ˈær.ɪd.li/ · adverb
- In an arid manner; in a way that is extremely dry or lacking in moisture, interest, or substance. Related: dryly, dully, drily, blandly.
- COOKTOP /ˈkʊk.tɒp/ · noun
- A flat, built-in cooking surface on a kitchen counter or range that contains heating elements or burners for cooking food in pots and pans. Related: stovetop, hob, range, burner surface.
- COCCO /ˈkɒkoʊ/ · noun
- Definition pending review.
- PARSING /ˈpɑːrsɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The process of analyzing or breaking down something, such as a text, code, or data, into its component parts in order to understand or interpret it. The act of parsing can also refer to the process of determining the grammatical structure of a sentence or phrase. Related: analysis, dissection, deconstruction, interpretation.
- DRUBBED /drʌbd/ · verb
- Past tense and past participle of "drub": to beat someone soundly with a stick or the fists, or to defeat someone decisively in a contest or competition. Related: thrashed, trounced, battered, clobbered.
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