Hyena Word Search
Play free online Hyena word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Hyena — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: OMENS, FUGLY, PUSSES, POLLEX, UNDEE, AIRGAPS, JAPER, SUPINES, DIGEST, FOSSILS, HYAENID, MIOCENE, AROSE, ABSENT, FOSSIL, JACKAL.
Hyena word list, defined
- OMENS /ˈoʊmənz/ (US); /ˈəʊmənz/ (UK) · plural noun
- Signs or indications that an event is likely to happen, especially events that are bad or threatening. Related: portents, signs, forewarnings, auguries.
- FUGLY /ˈfʌɡli/ · adjective
- Extremely ugly or unattractive in appearance. The word is a slang compound, considered crude and often offensive. Related: hideous, unsightly, grotesque, repulsive.
- POLLEX /ˈpɒlɛks/ (British); /ˈpɑːlɛks/ (American) · noun
- The thumb; anatomically, the first digit of the hand. Related: thumb.
- JAPER /ˈdʒeɪpər/ · noun
- A person who jokes or makes jests; a jester. Related: jester, joker, humorist, comedian.
- DIGEST /daɪˈdʒɛst, ˈdaɪdʒɛst/ · verb
- To digest is to break down food in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients; more broadly, it means to absorb or mentally process information or an experience. As a noun, a digest is a summary or condensed collection of material. Related: process, absorb, assimilate, comprehend.
- FOSSILS /ˈfɒsəlz/ (British & US, with the US vowel closer to /ˈfɑːsəlz/) · noun
- The plural of fossil: the preserved remains, impressions, or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past, typically embedded in rock; also, informally, an extremely old or old-fashioned person or thing. Related: remains, specimens, petrified remains, traces.
- MIOCENE /ˈmaɪəˌsiːn/ · noun and adjective
- The Miocene is the second geological epoch of the Paleogene Period, following the Oligocene and preceding the Pliocene. It lasted from roughly 23 million to 5.3 million years ago and is notable for major changes in climate, habitats, and mammalian evolution.
- AROSE /əˈroʊz/ · verb
- Arose is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb "arise": to come into being or begin to exist, or to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position. Related: emerged, developed, occurred, originated.
- ABSENT /ˈæbsənt/ · adjective
- Not present in a place or situation; missing or lacking. As a verb, to keep oneself away. Related: missing, away, unavailable, gone.
- FOSSIL /ˈfɒs.əl/ (UK), /ˈfɑː.səl/ (US) · noun
- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock, or, informally, an old-fashioned or outdated person, idea, or practice. Related: relic, remnant, remains, trace.
- JACKAL /ˈdʒækəl/ · noun and verb
- A jackal is any of several wild, doglike carnivores found mainly in Africa and Asia, characteristically living in pairs or family groups and feeding opportunistically. By extension, the word is a derogatory term for an informant, spy, or other person considered disloyal or contemptible. Related: informant, informer, stooge, scavenger.
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