The Great Gatsby Word Search
This The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) 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 F. Scott Fitzgerald · First published 1925 · Novel.
Words to find: GATSBY, DUBOIS, WILLY, TAYLOR, WILSON, NICK, DAISY, WESTEGG, EASTEGG, LONGISLAND, BOSTON, GREENLIGHT.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Great Gatsby word list, defined
- WILLY /ˈwɪli/ · noun
- A chiefly British informal term for the penis, often with a childish or euphemistic tone. Related: penis, member, dick, prick.
- NICK /nɪk/ · noun and verb
- Informally, nick means to steal or take something without permission; as a noun, it can mean a thief or criminal. It can also mean to make a small cut or indentation, and in British English, “the nick” means prison. Related: steal, rob, pilfer, filch.
- DAISY /ˈdeɪzi/ · noun
- A daisy is a small common European plant (Bellis perennis) of the daisy family, bearing a flower with a yellow central disc and white or pinkish ray petals; more broadly, the word refers to any of numerous related plants in the family Asteraceae with similar composite flowers. Related: flower, bloom, blossom.
- BOSTON /ˈbɒstən/ (UK), /ˈbɔːstən/ or /ˈbɑːstən/ (US) · noun
- Boston is chiefly a proper noun: the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists. As a common noun, "boston" can also refer to a card game resembling whist that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- GREENLIGHT /ˈɡriːnlaɪt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a greenlight is official or informal permission to proceed with an action or project. As a verb, to greenlight something means to authorize, approve, or clear it for action. Related: approve, authorize, sanction, clear.
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