Riffle Word Search
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Sample words: JUMPY, UNWIT, COWARD, WIDDER, FACER, OUTDRAG, PYXIS, SEMATIC, PUMPS, WEIRS, POOLS, FLOOD, AERATE, RIVER, WORMS, STEMS.
Riffle word list, defined
- JUMPY /ˈdʒʌmpi/ · adjective
- Nervous or anxious and unable to stay still. It can also describe someone who is restless, excitable, or eager to act. Related: nervous, restless, jittery, skittish.
- COWARD /ˈkaʊ.əd/ · noun
- A person who is contemptibly lacking in courage, especially one who avoids danger or difficulty out of fear. Related: craven, cowardice-prone person is not a word; use: poltroon, dastard, wimp.
- WIDDER /ˈwaɪdər/ · adjective (comparative)
- Widder means “wider” or “more extensive.” It is an archaic or poetic comparative form of the adjective wide and is now uncommon in ordinary prose. Related: broader, wider, more extensive, more expansive.
- FACER /ˈfeɪsər/ · noun
- Chiefly British informal: a difficult problem or unexpected obstacle that stops progress. In dated usage, a heavy blow delivered to the face. Related: setback, stumbling block, blow, shock.
- PYXIS /ˈpɪksɪs/ · noun
- A small, usually round or cylindrical box, especially one used for cosmetics, jewelry, or other small valuables. In botany, it also denotes a specialized seed-bearing structure in certain plants, especially lichens. Related: box, case, container, casket.
- SEMATIC /sɪˈmætɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to meaning in language or to the interpretation of words and signs. It is especially used in linguistics and semiotics, where it contrasts with syntactic, which concerns grammatical structure rather than meaning. Related: semantic, meaning-related, significational.
- PUMPS /pʌmps/ · noun and verb
- As a plural noun, pumps are machines or devices that draw, move, or force liquids and gases; the term can also denote flat shoes with a low heel or a body's muscular organs that circulate blood. As a verb, pumps means repeatedly moves or compresses a liquid or gas, or expresses an idea or emotion forcefully. Related: water pumps, footwear, flats, hearts.
- WEIRS /wɪəz/ (British English); /wɪrz/ (US English) · noun (plural) & verb (third-person singular present)
- Weirs are barriers built across a watercourse to obstruct or regulate the flow of water; by extension, a weir may also be a small structure used to trap fish. As a rare verb, to weir means to dam a stream or channel with such a barrier. Related: dams, barriers, fish traps, barrages.
- POOLS /puːlz/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, pools usually means small or naturally formed bodies of still water. It can also refer to groups of people, money, or other resources gathered together. As a verb, pools means to form a pool or collect together. Related: ponds, basins, reservoirs, lakes.
- FLOOD /flʌd/ · noun
- An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry, especially when a river, sea, or heavy rainfall causes water to submerge an area. It is also used figuratively to mean an overwhelming influx or outpouring of people, things, or emotions. Related: deluge, inundation, torrent, spate.
- AERATE /ˈɛəreɪt/ · verb
- To introduce air or gas into a material, such as soil, water, or blood, typically to improve its quality or oxygen content. Related: ventilate, oxygenate, inflate, freshen.
- RIVER /ˈrɪvər/ · noun and verb
- A river is a large natural stream of water flowing through a defined channel toward a sea, lake, or another body of water. The word can also describe a continuous flow or abundance of something. Related: stream, watercourse, waterway, brook.
- WORMS /wɜːrmz/ (US); /wɜːmz/ (UK) · noun (plural)
- The plural form of worm, referring to more than one worm, especially earthworms or other elongated, soft-bodied invertebrates. Figuratively, it can refer contemptibly to people or, in established expressions such as "can of worms," to a tangled or troublesome situation. Related: earthworms, annelids, grubs, maggots.
- STEMS /stɛmz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- The main stalk or woody trunk of a plant, or the narrow front part of a ship. The plural form can also refer to the central supporting or foundational parts of more abstract structures. Related: stalks, trunks, shafts, posts.
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