Greymouth Word Search
A free Greymouth word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: GREYMOUTH, GREYRIVER, MAWHERANUI, SHANTYTOWN, LAKEBRUNNER, WHITEBAIT, PAUA, KINA, CRAYFISH, MARIST, GREYUNITED, BLACKBALL.
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Greymouth word list, defined
- SHANTYTOWN /ˈʃæntiˌtaʊn/ · noun
- A settlement or neighborhood consisting of makeshift, often poor-quality dwellings. The term can also figuratively describe a densely populated area marked by deprivation and substandard housing. Related: slum, favela, shanty settlement, informal settlement.
- WHITEBAIT /ˈwaɪtbeɪt/ · noun
- Any of various small, usually silvery fish used as food, especially young herring or sprat. In New Zealand, the term particularly refers to juvenile galaxiid fish caught in rivers. Related: fry, baitfish, sprats.
- PAUA /ˈpaʊə/ · noun
- A large marine mollusc of the abalone family, found in New Zealand waters and valued for its dark, iridescent shell. The term is also used for the meat of this mollusc when eaten. Related: abalone.
- KINA /ˈkiːnə/ · noun
- The kina is the monetary unit of Papua New Guinea. In New Zealand, kina is an informal word for money, while in Māori it means a child, young person, or offspring. Related: money, currency, cash, dollars.
- CRAYFISH /ˈkreɪfɪʃ/ · noun
- A freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster, with a segmented body, a pair of large pincer-like claws, and a long tail; also called a crawfish or crawdad in North America. Related: crawfish, crawdad, lobster, langoustine.
- BLACKBALL /ˈblækbɔːl/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a blackball is a small black ball used in voting to express opposition or rejection. As a verb, to blackball someone is to vote against their admission to a group, or more generally to exclude, ostracize, or shun them socially. Related: ostracize, exclude, shun, blacklist.
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