John Flynn Word Search
John Flynn, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure 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: JOHN, FLYNN, DOCTOR, FLYING, AERIAL, MEDICAL, SERVICE, ROYAL, MISSION, INLAND, AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
John Flynn word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- JOHN /dʒɒn/ (British); /dʒɑn/ (American) · noun
- An informal term for a toilet or urinal, especially a men's toilet. It can also refer, usually disparagingly, to a man or fool. Related: toilet, restroom, lavatory, urinal.
- DOCTOR /ˈdɒktər/ (UK), /ˈdɑːktər/ (US) · noun, verb
- A person qualified to practise medicine; also an academic title or a holder of the highest university degree. As a verb, it means to tamper with or falsify something. Related: physician, medic, practitioner, clinician.
- FLYING /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ · noun (also adjective and present participle of fly)
- The action or process of moving through the air by means of wings or an aircraft; used attributively, "flying" describes things designed for, associated with, or moving in flight. Related: aviation, soaring, gliding, airborne travel.
- AERIAL /ˈɛəriəl/ (British), /ˈɛriəl/ (US) · adjective, noun
- As an adjective, aerial means existing, happening, or operating in the air; as a noun (chiefly British), it refers to an antenna used to receive or transmit radio signals. Related: flying, airborne, ethereal, airy.
- MEDICAL /ˈmɛdɪkəl/ (US); /ˈmedɪkəl/ (UK) · adjective, noun
- Relating to medicine, health care, or the diagnosis and treatment of disease. In a medical–surgical contrast, it refers to methods that do not involve an operation. Related: clinical, medicinal, therapeutic, health-related.
- SERVICE /ˈsɜːvɪs/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, service means work done to help or benefit someone, the provision of assistance or care, or an organization or system that serves a particular purpose. As a verb, it means to perform maintenance or repair work on something, or to assist or attend to someone. Related: assistance, support, maintenance, care.
- ROYAL /ˈrɔɪəl/ · adjective; noun
- Adjective: belonging to or associated with a monarch or royal family; characteristic of a monarch, nobility, or courtly dignity. Noun: a member of a royal family, especially a monarch or royal prince or princess. Related: regal, kingly, princely, monarchical.
- MISSION /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ · noun, verb
- A mission is a task or assignment entrusted to someone, especially one undertaken to achieve a particular purpose. The word can also refer to a vocation, an organized religious or humanitarian undertaking, or a spaceflight assignment. Related: assignment, task, objective, purpose.
- INLAND /ˈɪnlənd/ · adjective & adverb
- Inland means situated away from the coast or directed toward the interior of a country or region. As an adverb, it describes movement from the coast toward the interior. Related: interior, landlocked, upcountry, inlandward.
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