The Five Senses Word Search
Free The Five Senses 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: TONGUE, TASTEBUDS, OLFACTORY, RETINA, COCHLEA, CORNEAS, PUPILS, IRISES, LENSES, SCLERA, AUDITORY, VESTIBULE.
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The Five Senses word list, defined
- TONGUE /tʌŋ/ · noun
- The muscular organ in the mouth, used in tasting, chewing, and speech. By extension, a tongue can mean a person's language or speech, or a projecting part of an object such as a shoe or musical instrument. Related: language, speech, dialect, vernacular.
- OLFACTORY /ɒlˈfæktəri/ · adjective
- Relating to the sense of smell or to the organs and nerves responsible for detecting odors. In anatomy, it describes structures involved in olfaction. Related: odoriferous, scent-related, smell-related, olfactive.
- RETINA /ˈrɛtɪnə/ · noun
- The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the inner part of the eye, containing the rods and cones that convert light into nerve signals.
- COCHLEA /ˈkɒk.li.ə/ — British; US /ˈkoʊ.kli.ə/ · noun
- The spiral-shaped, fluid-filled part of the inner ear that converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses sent to the brain. Related: inner ear, organ of hearing, auditory organ, spiral organ.
- PUPILS /ˈpjuːpəlz/ · noun plural
- Pupils are people, especially children, who are taught at a school. The word can also refer to the round openings in the centres of the eyes through which light enters. Related: students, learners, schoolchildren.
- IRISES /ˈaɪərɪz/ · plural noun
- The plural of iris, referring to the colored parts of the eyes or to the flowers known as irises. Related: eye rings, eye circles, flower plants.
- LENSES /ˈlɛnzɪz/ · noun (plural)
- Lenses are curved, transparent optical elements that refract light, used in devices such as eyeglasses, cameras, microscopes, and telescopes. The plural can also refer to lens-shaped anatomical structures or geological formations. Related: glasses, spectacles, optics.
- SCLERA /ˈsklɪərə/ (British); /ˈsklɪrə/ (US) · noun
- The tough, opaque white fibrous layer covering the eyeball. Its visible portion is commonly called the white of the eye. Related: white of the eye.
- AUDITORY /ˈɔː.dɪ.tər.i/ (US also /ˈɔː.də.tɔːr.i/) · adjective
- Relating to the sense of hearing or to the organs and processes involved in perceiving sound. Related: aural, hearing, acoustic, otic.
- VESTIBULE /ˈvɛstɪbjuːl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a vestibule is an enclosed entrance space between the outside of a building and its interior, or an anatomical space at the entrance to a body structure. As a verb, it means to serve as an introduction or preliminary stage to something. Related: lobby, foyer, entrance hall, anteroom.
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