Maya Angelou Word Search
A free Maya Angelou word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: POET, AUTHOR, CAGED, BIRD, RISES, STILL, PHENOMENAL, WOMAN, MEMOIR, MARGUERITE, ANNIE, JOHNSON.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Maya Angelou word list, defined
- POET /ˈpəʊɪt, ˈpoʊɪt/ · noun
- A person who writes poetry. The term can also refer more broadly to a writer whose work is especially expressive, rhythmic, or concerned with language and emotion. Related: writer, bard, rhymer, versifier.
- AUTHOR /ˈɔːθər/ · noun
- A person who writes a book, article, or other text; more broadly, the creator or originator of any work or idea. Related: writer, creator, originator, composer.
- CAGED /keɪdʒd/ · adjective
- Confined or kept in a cage; figuratively, trapped or restricted as if behind bars, unable to move or express oneself freely. Related: confined, enclosed, trapped, imprisoned.
- BIRD /bɜːrd/ · noun
- A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Aves, characterized by feathers, a beak with no teeth, and typically the ability to fly. Informally, the term can also refer to such a creature as distinguished from other animals, or (in dated British slang) to a young woman. Related: fowl, avian, birdie.
- RISES /ˈraɪz/ · verb (third-person singular present of rise)
- To move upward, or to increase in level, amount, intensity, or prominence. It can also mean to become louder or more visible, to stand up, or to respond to a challenging situation. Related: climbs, ascends, increases, mounts.
- STILL /stɪl/ · adjective, adverb, noun, verb
- Adjective: not moving, or free from movement or disturbance; also not changing or continuing without interruption. Adverb: nevertheless, or continuing up to the present time. Noun: complete absence of movement or disturbance. Verb: to make calm or motionless. Related: motionless, calm, quiet, unmoving.
- PHENOMENAL UK /fəˈnɒmɪnəl/; US /fəˈnɑːmɪnəl/ · adjective
- Extraordinarily good, impressive, or remarkable. In specialist contexts, it can mean relating to a phenomenon or to the way something appears to an observer. Related: outstanding, remarkable, exceptional, extraordinary.
- WOMAN /ˈwʊmən/ · noun
- An adult female human being. The word is the standard English noun for a female person, especially one who has reached adulthood. Related: lady, female, girl, matron.
- MEMOIR /ˈmɛm.wɑːr/ · noun
- A written account of a person's life or experiences, often focused on a particular period or theme and presented in a personal and reflective style. Unlike an autobiography, a memoir may emphasize selected experiences rather than giving a complete chronological account of the writer's life. Related: autobiography, memoir, life story, reminiscence.
- MARGUERITE /ˈmɑːɡəriːt/ · noun
- A marguerite is a daisy, especially the common garden daisy with white petals and a yellow centre. The name is also used as a feminine given name. Related: daisy, moon daisy, common daisy, white daisy.
- JOHNSON /ˈdʒɑːnsən/ · noun
- An informal, chiefly American term for the penis. It is often humorous or euphemistic in tone. Related: penis, phallus, member.
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