Sherlock Holmes Word Search
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Sample words: ORCIN, REDRY, EALES, SHARNS, WHILST, WEASAND, BUNYAS, DECRETAL, HEART, FOCUS, DOYLE, BRAIN, PLAYS, PAGET, GREEK, CONAN.
Sherlock Holmes word list, defined
- WHILST /waɪlst/ · conjunction; preposition
- Whilst means “during the time that” or “while.” It is chiefly a formal British English word and can introduce a subordinate clause or precede an -ing phrase. Related: while, during, as.
- WEASAND /ˈwiːzənd/ · noun
- The throat or gullet, especially the passage leading from the throat to the stomach. In older usage, it could also refer broadly to the throat or windpipe. Related: throat, gullet, windpipe, oesophagus.
- 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/ (British); /hɑːrt/ (American) · noun, verb
- The hollow muscular organ that pumps blood around the body. Figuratively, a heart can mean a person's feelings, love, sympathy, courage, innermost thoughts, or the central part of something. Related: courage, spirit, core, center.
- 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 (third-person singular present) & noun (plural)
- As a verb, “plays” means to perform, portray, participate in, or make use of something. As a noun, it refers to dramatic works intended for performance. Related: performs, acts, portrays, participates.
- GREEK /ɡriːk/ · noun, adjective, verb
- Greek, normally capitalized, refers to Greece, its people, its language, or anything characteristic of its culture. In the expression “all Greek to me,” it means unintelligible or unfamiliar. Related: Hellenic, Grecian, Graecian.
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