The Face Word Search
Free The Face word search. We picked 12 themed words — the parts and systems of the human body — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: EYES, NOSE, MOUTH, LIPS, TEETH, TONGUE, CHEEK, CHIN, FOREHEAD, MANDIBLE, MAXILLA, ZYGOMA.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Face word list, defined
- EYES /aɪz/ · noun
- The plural of "eye": the paired organs of sight in humans and animals, or the individual organs regarded collectively. It is also used figuratively to mean a person's attention, judgment, or way of seeing something. Related: sight, vision, gaze, view.
- NOSE /nɒz/ · noun, verb
- The nose is the part of the face that contains the nostrils and is responsible for smelling. As a verb, to nose means to push or move something with the nose, often in a gentle or tentative manner. Related: snout, beak, proboscis.
- MOUTH /mɔʊθ/ · noun, verb
- The opening through which food passes into the body and out of which speech and saliva are emitted. To utter or express something, typically in a loud voice. Related: lip, oral cavity, gape, utter.
- LIPS /lɪps/ · noun
- The red, movable parts of the mouth, used for eating, drinking, and expressing emotions. The lips are also used in speech to form words. Related: mouth, lip, cheek, chin.
- TEETH /tiːθ/ · noun
- The hard, calcified structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing food. The teeth are composed of enamel, dentin, and cementum. Related: fangs, ivories, molars, incisors.
- TONGUE /tɒŋ/ · noun, verb
- The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking. As a verb, to tongue means to tease or mock someone. Related: lashing, teasing, mocking.
- CHEEK /tʃiːk/ · noun
- Either side of the face below the eye; also (informal, chiefly British) impudent boldness or disrespectful talk. Related: impudence, audacity, nerve, gall.
- CHIN /tʃɪn/ · noun
- The protruding lowermost part of the face, below the mouth and formed by the front of the lower jawbone.
- FOREHEAD /ˈfɔːrhɛd/ · noun
- The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline; the front of the head. Related: brow.
- MANDIBLE /ˈmændɪbəl/ · noun
- The lower jawbone of a vertebrate, or the lower jawbone of an animal, typically consisting of a horizontal bone that articulates with the skull and bears the teeth. In anatomy, the mandible is a key structure in the skull. Related: lower jaw, jawbone, maxilla, skull.
- MAXILLA /mæksɪlə/ · noun
- The upper jawbone, or the bone forming the upper jaw. In anatomy, the maxilla is one of the bones that form the face. Related: upper jaw, maxillary bone, upper jawbone, maxillary.
- ZYGOMA /ˈzɪɡəmə/ · noun
- Either of a pair of bones forming the prominence of the cheek. Related: cheekbone, malar bone, zygomatic bone, malar prominence.
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