Tom Jones Word Search
A free Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749) 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 Henry Fielding · First published 1749 · Comic Novel.
Words to find: JONES, WESTERN, ALLWORTHY, THWACKUM, SOPHIA, MOLLY, LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, BATH, CARAVAN, PARSON, MARRIAGE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Tom Jones word list, defined
- JONES /dʒoʊnz/ · noun
- An informal word for a strong craving, habit, or addiction, especially a recurring desire for a particular activity or substance. Related: addiction, craving, urge, habit.
- WESTERN /ˈwɛstərn/ · adjective, noun, adverb
- Relating to or situated toward the west; in historical contexts, denoting Europe and the Americas as distinct from much of Asia and Africa. As a noun, it can mean a person from the west or a film about the American frontier. Related: westerly, westward, occidental, frontier.
- MOLLY /ˈmɒli/ (British); /ˈmɑːli/ (US) · noun
- In British English, molly is informal slang for MDMA, a stimulant and hallucinogenic drug. In American English, it is informal slang for a cigarette or joint containing cannabis. Related: MDMA, ecstasy, joint, cannabis cigarette.
- BATH /bɑːθ/ (UK); /bæθ/ (US) · noun
- A container filled with water in which a person washes their body, or the act of washing oneself in such a container. In British English it also denotes the room containing this fixture (what American English calls a bathroom). Related: wash, soak, tub.
- CARAVAN /ˈkærəvæn/ · noun
- A group of people or vehicles travelling together, especially across a desert or remote region; in British English also a vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car. Related: convoy, procession, cavalcade, column.
- PARSON /ˈpɑːrsən/ · noun
- A clergyman, especially an Anglican priest or minister with responsibility for a parish. The word can also refer more generally to a Protestant minister or member of the clergy. Related: priest, pastor, minister, clergyman.
- MARRIAGE /ˈmærɪdʒ/ · noun
- The legally or socially recognized union between two people, especially as a husband and wife. It may also refer to the institution, relationship, or ceremony of being married. Related: wedlock, matrimony, nuptials, union.
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