Grant Wood Word Search
A free Grant Wood word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: REGIONALISM, AMERICANGOTHIC, OLDORDER, STONECITY, LITTLEVILLAGE, COUNTRYSCHOOL, PIONEER, FARM, PITCHFORK, BARN, CORN, SILO.
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Grant Wood word list, defined
- REGIONALISM /ˌrɛdʒəˈnælɪzəm/ · noun
- A term or expression that is characteristic of a particular region or area, often used to describe local customs, dialects, or cultural practices. Related: localism, regional characteristic, regional trait, regional flavor.
- PIONEER /ˈpaɪəniər/ · noun
- A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. A person who is a leader or innovator in a particular field. Related: settler, explorer, trailblazer, pathfinder.
- FARM /fɑːrm/ · noun, verb
- An area of land, together with its buildings, devoted to growing crops or raising livestock. As a verb, to cultivate land or breed and keep animals for food or other products. Related: smallholding, homestead, ranch, holding.
- PITCHFORK /ˈpɪtʃˌfɔːrk/ · noun
- A long-handled agricultural tool with a forked end used for turning over soil or hay, or a symbol of folk or alternative music. Related: fork, tine, cultivator, rake.
- BARN /bɑːrn/ · noun
- A large farm building used for storing grain, hay, straw, or housing livestock; in British usage it typically refers to a building for storing grain or hay. Related: outbuilding, byre, granary, stable.
- CORN /kɔːrn/ (US); /kɔːn/ (UK) · noun
- The edible seed or grain of a cereal plant, especially in American English the principal grain crop maize (Zea mays), and more broadly the chief cereal crop of a region. Related: grain, maize, cereal, seed.
- SILO /ˈsaɪloʊ/ · noun
- A structure, typically cylindrical, for storing grain or other agricultural products. A mental or emotional compartmentalization of a person's thoughts or feelings. Related: repository, container, bin, depot.
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