New Zealand Dollar Word Search
A free New Zealand Dollar word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: CENT, BRONZE, STEEL, NICKEL, COPPER, BRASS, ALUMINIUM, KIWI, KAKAPO, KOOKABURRA, HILLARY, RUTHERFORD.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
New Zealand Dollar word list, defined
- CENT /sɛnt/ · noun
- A unit of currency equal to one-hundredth of a dollar in the United States, or one-hundredth of a pound in the United Kingdom. It is also a unit of measurement equal to one-hundredth of an inch or one-hundredth of a gram. Related: penny, dime, nickel, quarter.
- BRONZE /brɒnz/ · noun, verb
- A hard, yellowish-brown alloy of copper and tin, used for making statues, coins, and other objects. To coat or cover something with a thin layer of bronze. Related: copper, brass, gold, silver.
- STEEL /ˈstiːl/ · noun
- A hard, silver-white, ductile, and malleable alloy of iron and carbon, widely used for making tools, machinery, and building materials. Related: iron, metal, alloy, steel alloy.
- NICKEL /ˈnɪkəl/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous, ductile, and ferromagnetic metal. Related: copper, silver, metal, element.
- COPPER /kʌpər/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29, a reddish-orange highly ductile metal, and a good conductor of electricity. Related: brass, bronze, cobre, coppier.
- BRASS /bræs/ · noun, verb
- A yellowish-brown alloy of copper and zinc, often used in musical instruments and other objects. To cover or plate with a thin layer of brass. Related: copper, bronze, gold, silver.
- ALUMINIUM /ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/ · noun
- A silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal, highly reactive chemically, occurring abundantly in nature and used in a wide variety of applications, including transportation, packaging, and construction. Related: magnesium, zinc, titanium, copper.
- KIWI /kiːwaɪ/ · noun
- A small, furry, flightless bird native to New Zealand, known for its bright orange beak and brown plumage. The kiwi is also a type of small, furry fruit that is native to South America. Related: bird, fowl, poultry, game bird.
- KAKAPO /kækəpoʊ/ · noun
- A large, flightless nocturnal bird native to New Zealand, known for its distinctive call and nocturnal habits. It is one of the rarest and most endangered birds in the world. Related: parrot, owl, nightjar, pigeon.
- KOOKABURRA /kʊkəˈbʊrə/ · noun
- A large kingfisher native to Australia, known for its distinctive laugh-like call. Related: kingfisher, Australian kingfisher, Dacelo, Laughing kingfisher.
- RUTHERFORD /ˈrʌðərfəld/ · noun
- A Scottish surname, also the name of a unit of radioactivity, the rutherford, and a crater on the Moon. Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born British physicist. Related: Rutherfordian, Rutherford's, rutherfordium.
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