Earth Day Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Earth Day word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

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Earth Day word list, defined

DEFOLIATE /ˌdiːˈfoʊlieɪt/ · verb
To cause the leaves of a plant or tree to fall off, whether naturally, by disease, or by the deliberate application of a chemical agent; also, to strip a plant of its leaves. Related: strip, bare, denude, shorn.
INSECT /ɪnˈsɛkt/ · noun
A small invertebrate animal, typically having a segmented body, many legs, and one or two pairs of antennae. Insects include beetles, flies, bees, butterflies, and ants. Related: invertebrate, arthropod, creepy-crawly, bug.
DROUGHT /draʊt/ · noun
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water. More broadly, any extended scarcity or deficiency of something essential. Related: dry spell, drouth, aridity, water shortage.
DEMISE /dɪˈmaɪz/ · noun
The end or death of something, such as an institution, practice, or person; in legal use, the transfer of property or an estate by lease. Related: death, end, passing, downfall.
DEPOSIT /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ · noun, verb
A sum of money paid into a bank account or as a partial payment to secure a purchase; also a layer or accumulation of matter left by a natural process. As a verb, to place something somewhere, especially to put money into an account. Related: payment, down payment, pledge, sediment.
DENUDE /dɪˈnjuːd/ (US often /dɪˈnuːd/) · verb
To strip or lay bare of a covering, vegetation, or possessions; to deprive something of its natural or customary covering. Related: strip, bare, divest, expose.
DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
CANS /kænz/ · noun (plural); verb
The plural of 'can': sealed metal containers for food or drink; also the third-person singular present of the verb 'can' (to preserve food in cans) and, informally, of 'to can' meaning to dismiss or discard. Related: containers, tins, receptacles.

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