The Parable of the Lost Sheep Word Search
This The Parable of the Lost Sheep word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the people, places, and objects of the Old and New Testaments. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: SHEPHERD, SHEEP, LOST, FOUND, REJOICE, HOME, COUNTRY, FOLD, GATE, CROOK, STAFF, LAMB.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep word list, defined
- SHEPHERD /ˈʃɛpərd/ · noun
- A person who herds sheep, or a person who looks after a flock of sheep, often as a job. A person who guides or supervises a group of people. Related: herder, pastor, guardian, caregiver.
- SHEEP /ˈʃiːp/ · noun
- A domesticated mammal related to the goat and antelope, often kept for its wool or meat. A sheep is a herbivorous, even-toed ungulate with a thick coat of wool. Related: goat, lamb, ewe, ram.
- LOST /lɒst/ · verb, adjective, noun
- Past participle of 'lose'. To be unable to find something or someone, or to be forgotten or overlooked. A person or thing that is no longer found or seen. Related: misplace, forget, overlook, mislay.
- FOUND /faʊnd/ · verb
- To establish or set up an institution, organization, city, or similar entity; also, as a homograph, it serves as the past tense of 'find', meaning to discover or come upon something. Related: establish, create, set up, institute.
- REJOICE /riːˈdʒɔɪs/ · verb
- to feel or show great joy or triumph; to celebrate or express pleasure or triumph. Related: delight, cheer, exult, gloat.
- HOME /həʊm/ · noun, verb
- A building for human habitation, typically permanent or semi-permanent in nature, providing living accommodation for one or more families. To make (something) in a place where one lives. Related: house, abode, dwelling, residence.
- COUNTRY /ˈkʌntri/ · noun
- A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory; also, land or terrain of a particular kind, especially rural land. Related: nation, state, land, territory.
- FOLD /foʊld/ · verb (also noun)
- To bend something over on itself so that one part lies upon another; as a noun, a fold is a layer or crease formed by such bending, or (in agriculture) an enclosure for sheep. Related: bend, crease, double, pleat.
- GATE /geɪt/ · noun, verb
- A gate is a door or entrance, typically consisting of two hinged leaves that swing open or shut. To gate something means to control or regulate access to it. Related: door, entrance, barrier, threshold.
- CROOK /krʊk/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a crook is a dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler; it also denotes a hooked staff carried by shepherds. As a verb, to crook means to bend something, especially a finger or limb. Related: swindler, cheat, fraudster, con artist.
- STAFF /stɑːf/ · noun, verb
- A staff is a long, thin, straight or curved rod or stick, typically made of wood, metal, or plastic, used for support, balance, or as a tool. As a verb, to staff means to provide or equip with personnel, especially for a particular task or function. Related: rod, stick, pole, bar.
- LAMB /læm/ · noun
- A young sheep, especially one in its first year. A cut of meat from a sheep. Related: kid, young sheep, fleece, wool.
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