Robinson Crusoe Word Search
Play a Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Daniel Defoe · First published 1719 · Adventure.
Words to find: CRUSOE, DEFOE, VANIDAD, PROVIDENCE, CANNIBALS, ISLE, SAVAGE, SINGLEMAN, WILDERNESS, SHIPWRECK, DAYLIGHT, MUTINY.
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Robinson Crusoe word list, defined
- PROVIDENCE /ˈprɒvɪdəns/ (British), /ˈprɑːvɪdəns/ (US) · noun
- Providence is the protective care or guidance of God or nature, especially as believed to govern events. More broadly, it means foresight, prudence, or careful management, particularly in formal or literary contexts. Related: foresight, prudence, care, guidance.
- CANNIBALS /ˈkænɪbəlz/ · noun (plural of cannibal)
- Plural form of cannibal: humans or other creatures that eat the flesh of members of their own species, especially people who practice such eating. Related: man-eaters, anthropophagists, flesh-eaters, cannibals.
- ISLE /aɪl/ · noun
- An island or a small island. The word is chiefly literary or archaic, with “island” being the usual modern term. Related: island, islet.
- SAVAGE /ˈsævɪdʒ/ · adjective, noun, and verb
- As an adjective, savage means extremely violent, cruel, or lacking human restraint; it can also describe something wild or uncivilized. As a noun, it refers to a brutal or uncivilized person, or historically to a person regarded as living outside settled society. As a verb, it means to attack brutally or treat with extreme cruelty. Related: brutal, barbaric, ferocious, violent.
- WILDERNESS /ˈwɪldərnəs/ · noun
- An uncultivated or largely uninhabited area of land, especially one characterized by natural vegetation and few or no human alterations. In figurative use, it refers to a place or condition perceived as disorderly, morally unregulated, or intellectually barren. Related: wilds, waste, desolation, backcountry.
- SHIPWRECK /ˈʃɪp.rɛk/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, a shipwreck is a ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged, especially at sea, or the event and resulting disaster involving such a ship. As a verb, shipwreck means to destroy or disable a ship, or to cause someone or something to be ruined by an unexpected disaster. Related: wreck, wreckage, ruin, destruction.
- DAYLIGHT /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ · noun
- The natural light of the sun during the day; the period between sunrise and sunset when there is light outside. Related: sunlight, daybreak, dawn, sunshine.
- MUTINY /ˈmjuːtəni/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, a mutiny is an uprising or act of open resistance by members of a group, especially soldiers or sailors, against those in authority. As a verb, to mutiny means to refuse or resist the orders of one's commanding officers or other authorities. Related: rebellion, uprising, insurrection, revolt.
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