Vulcan Word Search
A free Vulcan word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the gods, heroes, and creatures of a mythology, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: VULCAN, FORGE, HAMMER, ANVIL, ETNA, FIRE, SMITH, LAVA, MULCIBER, CAULDRON, TONG, MARS.
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Vulcan word list, defined
- VULCAN /ˈvʌlkən/ · noun
- Vulcan is a proper name with several established meanings: a member of the fictional Vulcan people or their homeworld in science fiction, a hypothetical planet once proposed between Mercury and the Sun, and the Roman god of fire, forging, and metalworking.
- FORGE /fɔːrdʒ/ · noun & verb
- As a noun, a forge is a furnace or hearth used by a blacksmith for heating and shaping metal. As a verb, it means either to shape metal by heating and hammering it, or to fraudulently create an imitation of something such as a document or signature. Related: fabricate, counterfeit, fashion, shape.
- HAMMER /ˈhæmər/ · noun; verb
- A hammer is a hand tool with a heavy head used for striking nails, breaking objects, or shaping metal. As a verb, hammer means to strike repeatedly and forcefully, or figuratively to attack, criticize, or work persistently at something. Related: mallet, maul, strike, pound.
- ANVIL /ˈænvɪl/ · noun
- A heavy iron block with a flat top on which metal, especially hot iron, is shaped by hammering. Related: forge block.
- ETNA /ˈɛtnə/ · noun
- An active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, the highest in Europe and one of the most consistently active in the world. In older usage, an 'etna' (lowercase) was a small kerosene cooking stove, named after the volcano.
- FIRE /ˈfaɪər/ · noun
- The phenomenon of combustion, in which material burns and produces flame, heat, and light; also, an instance of burning that destroys or damages something. Related: blaze, flames, inferno, combustion.
- SMITH /smɪθ/ · noun
- A smith is a person who works metal, especially by heating and hammering it into shape; the term is also used traditionally for a blacksmith, a craftsperson who works iron. Related: blacksmith, metalworker, ironworker, farrier.
- LAVA /ˈlɑːvə/ · noun
- Molten rock that erupts from a volcano or forms when molten rock is exposed at the Earth's surface. By extension, the word can refer to a surging mass or flow of people, money, or words. Related: magma, molten rock, molten material.
- CAULDRON /ˈkɔːldrən/ (British), /ˈkɑːldrən/ (US) · noun
- A large, deep pot or kettle used for boiling liquids, especially over an open fire; figuratively, a situation characterized by intense or seething activity. Related: kettle, pot, vessel, boiler.
- TONG /tɒŋ/ (British), /tɔŋ/ (American) · noun
- A tool for gripping or lifting objects, consisting of two hinged or joined arms and usually used in the plural form tongs; in singular use, one arm of such a tool. In some Chinese-English usage, a tong is a secret society or criminal organization, particularly one associated with Hong Kong. Related: pincers, pliers, nippers, clamp.
- MARS /mɑːrz/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, mars is the plural of mar. As a verb, it is the third-person singular present form of mar, meaning to damage the appearance or quality of something.
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