Boydton Word Search
This Boydton word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: BOYDBTON, MECKLENBURG, ROANOKE, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, COLLEGE, HISTORIC, DISTRICT, COTTON, TOBACCO, RAILROAD, DEPOT.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Boydton word list, defined
- VIRGINIA /vɚˈdʒɪniə/ · proper noun; proper adjective
- Virginia is the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the southeastern United States. The name also denotes a female given name and a variety of tobacco historically associated with the state.
- COLLEGE /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ (UK), /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/ (US) · noun
- An institution of higher education that offers degree-granting programs, typically after secondary school; in British usage, also a constituent academic community within a university such as Oxford or Cambridge. Related: university, institute, academy, school.
- HISTORIC /hɪˈstɒrɪk/ (British); /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/ (American) · adjective
- Historically important or significant, especially because of its influence, importance, or lasting significance. It can also mean relating to history or constituting a record of past events. Related: historical, momentous, significant, notable.
- DISTRICT /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ · noun
- An area of a country or city, especially one marked off for administrative, electoral, judicial, or other official purposes; more generally, any defined territory or quarter distinguished by a particular character or use. Related: area, zone, region, quarter.
- COTTON /ˈkɒt.ən/ (UK); /ˈkɑː.t̬ən/ (US) · noun
- A soft, fluffy white fiber that surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is spun into thread or yarn for making textiles; also the plant itself or fabric woven from this fiber. Related: fabric, textile, cloth, thread.
- TOBACCO British: /təˈbækəʊ/; US: /təˈbækoʊ/ · noun (also a rare verb)
- The dried leaves of the tobacco plant, especially when prepared for smoking or chewing; the plant itself, Nicotiana tabacum, is also called tobacco.
- RAILROAD /ˈrɛl.roʊd/ · noun
- A railway system, or a route consisting of tracks and associated infrastructure. The term can also denote the tracks and right of way of a railway. Related: railway, train line, rail, track.
- DEPOT /ˈdɛpoʊ/ · noun
- A place where goods, vehicles, or supplies are stored; a storehouse or warehouse. In transportation contexts, it also means a bus or railway station. Related: warehouse, storehouse, station, terminal.
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