Border Collie Word Search
A free Border Collie word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: SCOTTISH, BORDER, ENGLAND, SHEEPDOG, HERDING, INTELLIGENT, ENERGETIC, ATHLETIC, ALERT, KEEN, EAGER, DETERMINED.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Border Collie word list, defined
- BORDER /ˈbɔːrdər/ · noun, verb
- A line separating two countries or areas; the edge or boundary of something. Related: boundary, edge, frontier, margin.
- SHEEPDOG /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ/ · noun
- A dog that herds sheep, typically a large, powerful dog with a strong instinct to gather and drive sheep. Related: collie, shepherd, herder, guard dog.
- HERDING /hɜːrdɪŋ/ · verb
- The act of gathering or driving animals, especially sheep, together, typically by a person on horseback. The act of managing or directing a group of people or things. Related: driving, gathering, rounding up, mustering.
- INTELLIGENT /ɪnˈtɛliʤənt/ · adjective
- Having the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or difficult situations; having a high mental capacity. Related: bright, intelligent, sagacious, perceptive.
- ENERGETIC /ˌɛnərˈdʒɛtɪk/ · adjective
- Showing or involving great activity, vitality, or effort; characterized by vigorous action or lively force. Related: vigorous, lively, dynamic, spirited.
- ATHLETIC /æθˈlɛtɪk/ · adjective
- Physically strong, fit, and good at sports; or relating to athletes, sport, and physical exercise. Related: sporty, fit, muscular, vigorous.
- ALERT /əˈlɜːrt/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Alert describes being watchful and quick to notice danger or opportunity; as a noun it is a warning of danger, and as a verb it means to warn someone to be ready. Related: vigilant, watchful, attentive, observant.
- KEEN /kiːn/ · adjective
- Having a strong and keen sense of sight or smell; sharp or penetrating in quality or effect. Having a strong and eager desire or interest. Related: sharp, acute, piercing, penetrating.
- EAGER /ˈiːɡər/ · adjective
- Strongly wanting to do or have something; keen and enthusiastic. Also, in older or literary use, impatiently expectant. Related: keen, enthusiastic, avid, keen-eyed.
- DETERMINED /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (British), /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/ (US) · adjective
- Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it; showing firmness of purpose. Related: resolute, steadfast, tenacious, persistent.
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