Germinal Word Search
This Germinal by Émile Zola (1885) word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — characters, settings, and objects from the book. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Written by Émile Zola · First published 1885 · Naturalist Novel.
Words to find: ETIENNE, MAHEU, LANTIER, CHAVAL, RUCHARD, HENNEBEAU, VOREUX, MINE, SHOVEL, LAMP, STRIKE, LABOUR.
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Germinal word list, defined
- MINE /maɪn/ · verb and possessive determiner
- As a verb, “mine” means to extract minerals or other valuable materials from the ground. As a possessive determiner, it indicates that something belongs to the speaker. Related: extract, quarry, excavate, possess.
- SHOVEL /ˈʃʌvəl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a shovel is a long-handled tool with a broad blade used for digging, lifting, and moving loose material such as soil, snow, sand, or gravel. As a verb, to shovel means to dig or move material with a shovel, or, informally, to throw something forcefully. Related: spade, scoop, dig, excavate.
- LAMP /læmp/ · noun
- A device that produces light, typically by burning oil, gas, or electricity. The term can also refer to a decorative or protective cover fitted over such a light source. Related: lantern, light, illumination, luminaire.
- STRIKE /straɪk/ · noun and verb
- To strike is to hit or make forceful contact with something, or to cause something to happen suddenly and forcefully. The word also means to refuse to work as a group and, in various contexts, to cross something out, move suddenly, realize something, or begin a new phase such as striking a match. Related: hit, beat, batter, smash.
- LABOUR /ˈleɪbər/ · noun and verb
- Labour means work or effort, especially physical work performed to produce a result, and can also refer to workers collectively. As a verb, it means to work hard, struggle, or move or work with difficulty. Related: work, toil, effort, workforce.
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