Sherlock Holmes Word Search
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This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: ORCIN, REDRY, EALES, SHARNS, WHILST, WEASAND, BUNYAS, DECRETAL, HEART, FOCUS, DOYLE, BRAIN, PLAYS, PAGET, GREEK, CONAN.
Sherlock Holmes word list, defined
- WHILST /wɪlst/ · conjunction
- Used to indicate that one action is happening while another is happening, or to indicate a contrast between two things. It is often used in formal or literary writing. Related: during, while, as, simultaneously.
- WEASAND /ˈwiːzənd/ · noun
- A narrow neck or throat, especially of a bottle or a pipe. Related: neck, throat, gorget.
- DECRETAL /dɪˈkriːtəl/ · noun
- A papal decree, especially an official letter from the Pope answering a question of church law or discipline. More generally, any formal decree issued by an ecclesiastical or legal authority. Related: decree, edict, rescript, ordinance.
- HEART /hɑːt/ · noun, verb
- The heart is a muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood throughout the body. It is a symbol of love and emotions. Related: soul, spirit, mind, core.
- FOCUS /ˈfoʊkəs/ · noun, verb
- The centre of attention, activity, or interest; also the point at which rays of light or sound converge, or the state of clear adjustment that makes an image sharp. Related: emphasis, centre, spotlight, concentration.
- BRAIN /breɪn/ · noun (also verb)
- The organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. Informally, it also refers to a person's intellectual capacity or a very intelligent person. Related: mind, intellect, cerebrum, grey matter.
- PLAYS /pleɪz/ · verb, noun
- To perform or act in a play, or a performance or show, especially one with music or dance. A piece of music or a game that is played. Related: perform, act, play, rehearse.
- GREEK /ɡriːk/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to Greece or its people, language, or culture. A person from Greece. Related: Hellenic, Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean.
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