O Pioneers! Word Search
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1913), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Willa Cather · First published 1913 · Novel.
Words to find: GARRETT, DODDS, HILLS, NEBRASKA, HANNA, FREDERICK, MARSHALL, WHEAT, THRESHER, PLAT, GRANGE, PRAIRIE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
O Pioneers! word list, defined
- HILLS /hɪlz/ · plural noun
- Lands or natural formations that rise higher than the surrounding ground. The word is the plural of hill. Related: slopes, rises, uplands, downs.
- MARSHALL /ˈmɑːrʃəl/ · proper noun; noun and verb, chiefly a rare variant spelling of marshal
- As a family name, Marshall is an English surname. As a common noun or verb, marshall is a rare variant spelling of marshal, meaning an official who arranges or supervises a ceremony or public event, or to organize and direct people or resources. Related: marshal, muster, organize, direct.
- WHEAT /wiːt/ · noun
- Wheat is the edible grain and seed of the wheat plant, a cereal grass widely cultivated as a food crop. The word can also refer to the plant itself or to wheat as a standing crop. Related: grain, cereal.
- THRESHER /ˈθrɛʃər/ · noun
- A thresher is a person or machine that separates grain from chaff by beating or rubbing it. The word can also refer to a thresher shark, a large shark distinguished by its greatly elongated upper tail fin. Related: threshing machine, threshing apparatus, harvester.
- PLAT /plæt/ · noun and verb
- A shallow dish, especially one used to serve food; by extension, the food or contents served in such a dish. In older and political usage, it can also mean a plan, scheme, or program of proposed policies. Related: plate, dish, platter, plan.
- GRANGE /ɡreɪndʒ/ · noun
- A grange is a farm or farmstead, especially in British usage; in North American historical contexts, it can also mean a substantial country house or estate. The capitalized “Grange” may also refer to a local branch of the Patrons of Husbandry, an American farmers' organization. Related: farm, farmstead, homestead, farmhouse.
- PRAIRIE /ˈprɛri/ · noun
- A broad, open area of grassland, usually with few trees, especially in North America. The term can also refer more generally to an extensive treeless plain. Related: plain, steppe, grassland, savanna.
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