Herbert Hoover Word Search
Play a Herbert Hoover word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HERBERT, HOOVER, PRESIDENT, IOWA, REPUBLICAN, ENGINEER, MINING, COMMERCE, SECRETARY, RELIGION, FRIENDS, BELGIAN.
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Herbert Hoover word list, defined
- HOOVER British: /ˈhuːvə/; US: /ˈhuːvər/ · noun and verb
- As a verb, “hoover” means to clean a surface or space with a vacuum cleaner, or to vacuum up something. As a noun, it means a vacuum cleaner. Related: vacuum cleaner, vacuum, suck up.
- PRESIDENT /ˈprɛzɪdənt/ · noun
- A person who holds the highest office in a republic or serves as head of state. The term can also refer to the chair or chief executive of an organization, institution, or company. Related: head of state, chairperson, chair, leader.
- REPUBLICAN /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/ · adjective, noun
- Republican means relating to or supporting a republic, a system of government in which power rests with elected representatives or citizens. As a noun, a republican is someone who supports republican government; in the United States, it can also mean a member of the Republican Party. Related: constitutional, democratic, civic, representative.
- ENGINEER /ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/ · noun, verb
- A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, structures, or public works; more broadly, a person qualified in a branch of engineering. As a verb, to skillfully design, construct, or arrange something — or to bring about an outcome by clever or covert means. Related: designer, technician, builder, constructor.
- MINING /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- Mining is the process of extracting minerals, metals, or other valuable materials from the ground or from deposits beneath the seabed. As a verb, it means to carry out this activity, and it can also refer metaphorically or technically to searching through large amounts of data or computational resources for valuable information or digital currency. Related: extraction, excavation, quarrying, drilling.
- COMMERCE /ˈkɒmɜːs/ (UK), /ˈkɑːmɝːs/ (US) · noun
- The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale between countries or regions; trade. Related: trade, business, traffic, dealings.
- SECRETARY /ˈsɛkrətəri/ · noun
- A person employed to assist a manager or organization with clerical work, correspondence, record-keeping, and other administrative duties. In some organizations, “secretary” is also an official title for a senior administrative or governmental post. Related: administrative assistant, office assistant, clerical worker, personal assistant.
- RELIGION /rɪˈlɪdʒən/ · noun
- Religion is belief in and reverence for a deity or deities, often expressed through worship, moral principles, and religious practices. The term can also refer to an organized system of faith or to religion as a general field of belief and practice. Related: faith, creed, worship, belief.
- FRIENDS /frɛndz/ · noun
- Friends are people with whom one has a bond of mutual affection and trust, typically distinct from family or romantic partners. The word also denotes supporters or well-wishers of a person, cause, or organization. Related: companions, comrades, associates, confidants.
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