Lydney Word Search
A free Lydney 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: LYDNEY, SEVERN, FOREST, DEAN, CANAL, DOCKS, RUGBY, CRICKET, ROMAN, IRON, COAL, PARK.
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Lydney word list, defined
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
- DEAN /diːn/ · noun
- The head of a university faculty or department, or a senior official in charge of students' welfare and discipline. Also, the most senior member of a group or profession, or (in some churches) a clergyman heading a cathedral chapter. Related: provost, registrar, principal, director.
- CANAL /kəˈnæl/ · noun
- An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships, or to convey water for irrigation; also, in anatomy, a tubular passage in the body. Related: waterway, channel, aqueduct, conduit.
- DOCKS /dɒks/ (UK); /dɑːks/ (US) · noun (plural); also verb (third-person singular)
- The plural of 'dock': structures where ships are moored for loading, unloading, or repair; in British English, an enclosed area of water with wharves forming a harbor complex. Also the third-person singular of the verb 'dock', meaning to cut short, deduct, or bring a vessel into a dock. Related: wharves, piers, quays, jetties.
- RUGBY /ˈrʌɡbi/ · noun
- A field sport played by two teams in which players carry an oval ball and advance it by running, passing, and kicking. The best-known form, rugby union, is played with 15 players per side, while rugby league is played with 13.
- CRICKET /ˈkrɪkɪt/ · noun
- A leaping insect related to grasshoppers, whose males produce a characteristic chirping sound by rubbing their wings together; also, a team ball game played with bats and wickets on a large oval field, popular especially in Britain, South Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Related: grasshopper, katydid, cicada, match.
- ROMAN /ˈrəʊmən/ (British), /ˈroʊmən/ (US) · noun, adjective, verb
- Relating to the ancient city of Rome, the Roman Empire, or its people and culture. The word can also denote ordinary upright type, especially lowercase type, or mean to convert writing into the Roman alphabet. Related: Latin, imperial, upright, Romanesque.
- IRON /ˈaɪən/ (British); /ˈaɪɚn/ (American) · noun, verb, adjective
- Iron is a tough, ductile metallic element used in construction, tools, machinery, and many other applications. Figuratively, it means strength, determination, or a harsh and constraining condition. Related: metal, implement, club, strength.
- COAL /kəʊl/ (British), /koʊl/ (US) · noun
- A hard black substance consisting largely of carbon, formed from the fossilized remains of plants over millions of years and burned as fuel. It also refers to an individual piece of this substance. Related: anthracite, bitumen, char, carbon.
- PARK US /pɑːrk/; British /pɑːk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a park is a public or private area of land, usually with grass, trees, and paths, used for recreation or as a green space; it can also refer to an enclosed area set aside for a particular purpose. As a verb, it means to leave a vehicle temporarily in a designated parking place. Related: green space, parkland, public garden, grounds.
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