The Time Machine Word Search
A free The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by H. G. Wells · First published 1895 · Science Fiction.
Words to find: TIME, MACHINE, ELOI, MORLOCK, WEENA, EARTH, FUTURE, LONDON, SOCIETY, CLASS, EVOLUTION, DECAY.
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The Time Machine word list, defined
- TIME /taɪm/ · noun, verb, adverb
- The dimension of duration in which events occur, regarded as past, present, or future; a particular moment, period, era, or occasion. As a verb, to measure the duration of something, judge its speed, or schedule it for a particular time. Related: duration, period, era, age.
- MACHINE /məˈʃiːn/ · noun and verb
- A machine is a device or system that uses mechanical, electrical, electronic, or other power to perform a defined function. As a verb, it means to operate a device or to produce or process something in a highly systematic way. Related: device, apparatus, mechanism, instrument.
- EARTH /ɜːrθ/ · noun
- The planet on which we live, the third from the sun; also the substance of the ground — soil and land as opposed to sea or sky. Related: ground, soil, land, dirt.
- FUTURE /ˈfjuːtʃər/ · noun (also adjective)
- The time or a period of time that is yet to come; events or conditions that will happen after the present. As an adjective, it describes things relating to or happening in the time to come. Related: time ahead, tomorrow, prospect, outlook.
- SOCIETY /səˈsaɪəti/ · noun
- The people who live in a particular community or geographical area, considered as a whole. It can also refer to an organized community or to the upper social classes collectively. Related: community, civilization, social order, association.
- CLASS /klɑːs/ (British), /klæs/ (US) · noun
- A group of people, things, or organisms sharing common attributes or status; also a scheduled lesson or course of instruction in an educational setting. Related: category, group, grade, rank.
- EVOLUTION /ˌiːvəˈluːʃən/ (US: /ˌɛvəˈluːʃən/) · noun
- The gradual process by which living organisms change over successive generations through variation and natural selection. More broadly, the slow, progressive development of anything over time. Related: development, progression, growth, transformation.
- DECAY /dɪˈkeɪ/ · verb and noun
- To decay is to rot or decompose through natural processes, or to decline gradually in quality, condition, or strength. As a noun, decay refers to the state or process of rotting, decomposition, or gradual deterioration. Related: rot, decompose, deteriorate, wither.
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