Shakespeare Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Shakespeare word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- VIOLENCE
- WIDESPREAD
- SYMBOLISM
- CAULDRON
- TRAGEDY
- APPEAL
- ADDLE
- ADIEU
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Shakespeare word list, defined
- VIOLENCE /vɪˈɒləns/ · noun, verb
- Physical force employed so as to injure or abuse someone in a sexual way, or to cause damage to property, or the intentional infliction of injury or damage. Related: aggression, brutality, cruelty, ferocity.
- WIDESPREAD /ˈwaɪdˌspriːd/ · adjective
- Extending over a large area or affecting many people; widespread is often used to emphasize the extent or degree of something. Related: widespreading, extensive, far-reaching, pervasive.
- SYMBOLISM /ˌsɪmbəˈlɪzəm/ · noun
- The practice of using symbols to represent ideas or objects, or the meaning of a symbol. The use of symbols to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Related: metaphor, allegory, iconography, emblematism.
- CAULDRON /ˈkɔːldrən/ (British), /ˈkɑːldrən/ (US) · noun
- A large, deep pot or kettle used for boiling liquids, especially over an open fire; figuratively, a situation characterized by intense or seething activity. Related: kettle, pot, vessel, boiler.
- TRAGEDY /ˈtrædɪdʒi/ · noun
- A series of unfortunate events, especially ones that are caused by a particular action or decision. A play or other dramatic performance that deals with a serious or sorrowful subject. Related: calamity, disaster, catastrophe, misfortune.
- APPEAL /əˈpiːl/ · noun, verb
- An appeal is a serious or urgent request for help, support, or sympathy; as a verb, to appeal means to make such a request, or to formally ask a higher court to review a legal decision. Related: plea, request, petition, entreaty.
- ADDLE /ˈædəl/ · verb
- To make someone unable to think clearly; to confuse or muddle the mind. Related: confuse, befuddle, muddle, bewilder.
- ADIEU /əˈdjuː/ (UK), /əˈduː/ (US) · noun
- A farewell; a goodbye, especially one that is final or heartfelt. Used chiefly in formal or literary contexts as an exclamation of parting. Related: farewell, goodbye, parting, valediction.
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