Sanitation Worker Word Search
Sanitation Worker, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job 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: TRASH, GARBAGE, REFUSE, LANDFILL, DUMPSTER, TRUCK, COLLECTION, RECYCLE, COMPACTOR, ROUTE, CART, LIFT.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Sanitation Worker word list, defined
- TRASH /træʃ/ · noun, verb, adjective
- Trash is discarded waste material or something regarded as worthless. As a verb, it means to throw something away, treat something as worthless, or destroy or damage it badly; as an adjective, it describes something of poor quality. Related: rubbish, garbage, refuse, waste.
- GARBAGE /ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ/ (US); /ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ/ (UK) · noun and verb
- Garbage is discarded or waste material, especially household refuse. Figuratively, it means something worthless, nonsensical, or contemptible; informally, it can also mean spoiled or poor-quality food. Related: rubbish, trash, refuse, waste.
- REFUSE /rɪˈfjuːz/ · verb
- To state that one is unwilling to do, accept, or agree to something. It can also mean to resist or decline an offer, request, order, or proposed action. Related: decline, reject, turn down, deny.
- LANDFILL /ˈlændfɪl/ · noun
- A site, or the system of waste disposal, where rubbish and other waste materials are deposited. In modern usage it usually refers to a managed or engineered site rather than an uncontrolled dump. Related: waste site, refuse dump, garbage dump, waste disposal site.
- DUMPSTER /ˈdʌmpstər/ · noun and verb
- A dumpster is a large, usually freestanding container for household, construction, or commercial waste. As an informal verb, “to dumpster” means to discard something as unwanted refuse. Related: garbage bin, waste container, rubbish bin, trash can.
- TRUCK /trʌk/ · noun, verb
- A motor vehicle designed to transport goods, often consisting of a driver's cab and a separate or enclosed cargo body. As a verb, it means to transport goods by truck or to drive or travel by truck. Related: lorry, pickup, semi, haul.
- COLLECTION /kəˈlɛkʃən/ · noun
- A group of things or people gathered together, or the act or process of gathering them. Related: assemblage, accumulation, compilation, gathering.
- RECYCLE /riːˈsaɪkəl/ · verb
- To convert discarded materials into new products or materials that can be used again. It can also mean to reuse or redirect something, especially a resource, rather than treating it as disposable. Related: reuse, reprocess, reclaim, recycle.
- COMPACTOR /kəmˈpæktər/ · noun
- A machine or device that compresses material, especially waste, into a smaller, denser mass; also a heavy vehicle or roller used to compact soil or asphalt during construction. Related: compressor, press, roller, steamroller.
- ROUTE /ruːt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a way or course taken between two places, especially one followed when travelling. As a verb, to direct or send someone or something along a particular course or via a designated way. Related: path, way, itinerary, course.
- CART /kɑːrt/ (US), /kɑːt/ (UK) · noun, verb
- A cart is a wheeled vehicle or open container used for carrying goods, whether pushed by hand (as in a shopping cart) or drawn by an animal. As a verb, to cart means to transport something, often with an implication of effort or inconvenience. Related: wagon, trolley, barrow, carriage.
- LIFT /lɪft/ · noun, verb
- Lift means to raise something, rise upward, or remove a restriction. As a noun, it can denote the act of raising something, an elevator, a sudden improvement in mood or confidence, or an informal act of theft or unauthorized copying. Related: raise, elevate, hoist, uplift.
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