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.
Words to find
- ALUM
- BUDDING
- BASE
- DELTA
- GRASSY
- BASIN
- HABITAT
- FLOC
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Earth Day word list, defined
- ALUM /ˈæl.əm/ · noun
- A colorless, astringent crystalline double sulfate of aluminum and another metal (typically potassium), used historically in dyeing, tanning, pickling, and as a styptic to stop bleeding. In American informal usage, 'alum' also refers to a graduate or former member of a school, college, or organization.
- BUDDING /ˈbʌdɪŋ/ · adjective
- Beginning to develop or show signs of promise; in an early stage of growth. As a horticultural term, it describes a plant that is producing buds, and it also names the grafting technique of inserting a bud from one plant into another. Related: emerging, nascent, burgeoning, developing.
- BASE /beɪs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The lowest part or foundation of something on which it stands or is built; also, a starting point or underlying support for an idea, activity, or system. Related: foundation, footing, basis, groundwork.
- DELTA /ˈdɛltə/ · noun
- The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ). Also, a triangular tract of alluvial land formed where a river splits into distributaries before entering a sea or lake, and in science and mathematics, a symbol for change or difference in a quantity. Related: alluvial plain, estuary, outwash, floodplain.
- GRASSY /ˈɡræsi/ · adjective
- Covered or resembling grass; green and lush. Related: green, lush, meadowy, herbaceous.
- BASIN /ˈbeɪ.sən/ · noun
- A wide, round, open container used for holding liquid or washing; also a natural or artificial depression in the earth's surface, such as a drainage basin. Related: bowl, sink, washbasin, tub.
- HABITAT /həˈbɪtæt/ · noun
- The natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment in which a particular species of plant or animal lives. Related: environment, ecosystem, habitat, niche.
- FLOC /flɒk/ · noun
- A floc is a small, loose, fluffy clump or aggregate of fine particles — such as clay, silt, bacteria, or precipitates — that have clustered together in a liquid, especially during water and wastewater treatment. Related: clump, cluster, aggregate, coagulum.
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