Potatoes Word Search
Play a Potatoes word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: POTATO, FRIES, CHIPS, CRISPS, LATKES, GNOCCHI, HASHBROWNS, CROQUETTE, BAKED, ROASTED, GRILLED, BOILED.
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Potatoes word list, defined
- POTATO /ˈpəʊtəʊ/ · noun
- A starchy root vegetable, typically long and oval in shape, with a brown skin and white or yellow flesh. It is a major food source in many parts of the world. Related: tuber, spud, root, vegetable.
- FRIES /fraɪz/ · noun
- Strips of potato, typically cut into long pieces and deep-fried until crisp, served hot as a side dish or snack. Also known as chips in British English. Related: chips, hot chips, french-fried potatoes.
- CHIPS /tʃɪps/ · noun
- The plural of chip: small, thin pieces cut or broken off from a larger whole; in British English specifically, thick fried strips of potato (called 'fries' in American English), while in American English it refers to thin crispy slices of potato sold as snacks. Related: fries (Br.), crisps (Am.), pieces, shavings.
- CRISPS /krɪsps/ · noun
- Crisps are thin slices of potato that have been fried or baked until crisp and are eaten cold as a snack, sold in sealed bags and typically seasoned with salt or flavourings. Related: potato chips, chips, snacks.
- GNOCCHI /nɒkˈkiː/ · noun
- Small, usually dumpling-like, Italian dish made from potato or other starchy root, often served with a sauce. Related: dumplings, pillows, gnudi, polenta.
- CROQUETTE /krɒˈkɛt/ · noun
- A small roll or ball of minced meat, fish, potato, rice, or other food, bound with a sauce such as béchamel, coated in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried until crisp. Related: fritter, patty, cutlet, rissole.
- BAKED /beɪkt/ · verb (past tense and past participle of bake); adjective
- As the past form of the verb bake, describes food that has been cooked by dry heat in an oven. As an adjective, it refers to something cooked in this way, or informally, a person under the influence of cannabis. Related: roasted, oven-cooked, toasted, broiled.
- ROASTED /rəʊstɪd/ · verb, adjective
- To cook food in the oven, typically until it is browned and crispy. Having been cooked in this way. Related: baked, grilled, seared, fried.
- GRILLED /ɡraɪld/ · verb, adjective
- To cook on a grill or under a grill, typically until browned or charred. Having been cooked in this way. Related: roasted, barbecued, broiled, seared.
- BOILED /bɔɪld/ · verb (past tense and past participle of boil); also adjective
- The past tense and past participle of the verb boil, meaning to have been heated to the point where bubbles form and rise through a liquid; as an adjective, it describes food or water that has been cooked or heated in this way. Related: cooked, steamed, simmered, poached.
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