Roanoke Word Search
This Roanoke word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: ROANOKE, STARCITY, MILLMOUNTAIN, BLUERIDGE, APPALACHIAN, HOLLINS, CARVINSCOVE, DOWNTOWN, SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Roanoke word list, defined
- DOWNTOWN /ˈdaʊn.taʊn/ · noun (also adverb and adjective)
- The central business district of a town or city, typically containing shops, offices, and commercial activity. Related: city centre, business district, the centre, midtown.
- SOUTHWEST /ˌsaʊθˈwest/ · noun, adverb, & adjective
- The direction midway between south and west, or the region lying in that direction. As an adjective, it describes something facing, located in, or coming from this direction; as an adverb, it indicates movement toward it. Related: southwesterly, south-west, southward and westward.
- NORTHWEST /ˈnɔːθwest/ · noun, adjective, adverb
- The direction lying between north and west, or the northwestern region of a country or continent. As an adjective, it denotes something located in or associated with this direction or region; as an adverb, it indicates movement toward it. Related: northwestern direction, northwestward, northerly, westerly.
- NORTHEAST /ˌnɔːrθˈiːst/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Northeast is the direction between north and east, or the region lying in that direction. It can also describe movement or orientation toward that direction. Related: northward, north, northerly, northeastward.
- SOUTHEAST /ˌsaʊtˈhiːst/ · noun, adjective, adverb
- Southeast is the direction between south and east, or the region lying in that direction from a central point. It can also describe something situated in or facing that direction, or an action performed toward it. Related: southeastward, south-easterly, southeasterly.
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