Pumpkins Word Search
Pumpkins, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PUMPKIN, SOUP, BREAD, SEEDS, PURE, CINNAMON, NUTMEG, GINGER, CLOVES, SUGAR, BUTTER, FLOUR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Pumpkins word list, defined
- PUMPKIN /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ · noun
- A type of squash with a hard rind and a sweet, often cooked and eaten in pies, soups, and other dishes. Related: squash, gourd, marrow, calabash.
- SOUP /sʌp/ · noun
- A liquid food made from ingredients such as meat, vegetables, and cereals, often served hot. Related: stew, broth, gruel, porridge.
- BREAD /brɛd/ · noun
- A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with water and yeast, baked into loaves or flat shapes. Informally, it also means money or a livelihood. Related: loaf, staff of life, sustenance, dough.
- SEEDS /sɛdz/ · noun
- Small, usually hard or soft, round body produced by a plant, containing a seed, especially one that is capable of germinating and growing into a new plant. Seeds are an important food source for many animals. Related: grains, kernels, embryos, germs.
- PURE /pjʊər/ · adjective
- Free from impurity or contamination; unadulterated. Completely sincere or genuine. Related: chaste, clean, spotless, unadulterated.
- CINNAMON /ˈsɪnəmən/ · noun
- A sweet, aromatic spice made from the dried inner bark of tropical trees of the genus Cinnamomum, used whole or ground in cooking and baking. Related: cassia.
- NUTMEG /ˈnʌtmɛɡ/ · noun
- A spice made from the seed of the nutmeg tree, used as a flavoring in cooking, and also used in traditional medicine. It is also used as a metaphor for something that is valuable or desirable. Related: mace, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom.
- GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun
- The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
- CLOVES /kloʊvz/ · noun
- The dried aromatic flower buds of an evergreen tree native to Indonesia, used whole or ground as a spice in cooking and baking. Related: spice, flower buds, seasoning.
- SUGAR /ˈʃʌɡər/ · noun
- A sweet white or brownish crystalline substance obtained from the juice of plants, especially sugarcane and sugar beets, used as a sweetener in food and drink. Related: sweetener, sucrose, honey, molasses.
- BUTTER /ˈbʌtər/ · noun
- A soft yellow solid made from cream by churning, used as a spread and in cooking; also a verb meaning to spread or coat something with butter. Related: margarine, ghee, spread, oleo.
- FLOUR /ˈflaʊər/ · noun
- A fine powder made by grinding cereal grains, especially wheat, used in baking and cooking. Related: meal, grist, semolina.
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