The War of the Worlds Word Search
Free The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1898) word search. We picked 12 themed words — characters, settings, and objects from the book — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Written by H. G. Wells · First published 1898 · Science Fiction.
Words to find: MARTIAN, LONDON, SURBITON, HAMPSTEAD, CYLINDER, LIGHTNING, VAPOR, HARRIS, WARRING, MUTINY, EVOLUTION, COLONIALISM.
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The War of the Worlds word list, defined
- MARTIAN /ˈmɑːʃən/ · noun and adjective
- A Martian is an inhabitant of Mars, especially a hypothetical inhabitant featured in science fiction. As an adjective, martian means relating to Mars, its inhabitants, or its geography. Related: extraterrestrial, alien.
- CYLINDER /ˈsɪl.ɪn.dər/ · noun
- A solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section; more generally, any object shaped like this, such as the chamber of an engine in which a piston moves. Related: tube, drum, barrel, canister.
- LIGHTNING /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ · noun
- A sudden, bright flash of electricity produced during a storm, usually accompanied by thunder. By extension, it can refer to something sudden, striking, or illuminating, such as a flash of insight. Related: thunderbolt, bolt, electrical discharge, flash.
- VAPOR /ˈveɪpər/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, vapor is a gas, especially water vapor, or a visible mist of tiny liquid droplets suspended in the air. As a verb, it means to emit vapor or to evaporate into vapor. Related: mist, steam, gas, haze.
- WARRING /ˈwɔːrɪŋ/ · adjective and verb
- Warring means engaged in or actively carrying on a conflict, whether physical, political, or rhetorical. As a verb, it means to engage in such a conflict. Related: hostile, combative, antagonistic, conflicting.
- 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.
- 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.
- COLONIALISM /kəˈloʊniəlɪzəm/ · noun
- The practice or policy by which a powerful country establishes and maintains control over foreign territories and peoples, often settling them with colonists and exploiting their resources. More broadly, it refers to the historical system of European (and other) imperial expansion and rule over much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas from roughly the 15th to the mid-20th century. Related: imperialism, colonisation, colonization, subjugation.
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