The School Bus Word Search
Free The School Bus word search. We picked 12 themed words — the holidays, weather, and activities of a season — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: AUTUMN, FALL, LEAVES, PUMPKIN, SCARF, JACKET, SWEATER, BOOTS, RAIN, WIND, COOL, CRISP.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The School Bus word list, defined
- AUTUMN /ˈɔːtəm/ (US also /ˈɑːtəm/) · noun
- The season between summer and winter, during which temperatures cool and deciduous trees shed their leaves; in the Northern Hemisphere it spans roughly September to November. It is chiefly British usage, with 'fall' being the standard North American equivalent. Related: fall, harvest time.
- FALL /fɔːl/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to move downward from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control; as a noun, an act of falling, a defeat or loss of power, or (in American usage) the season of autumn. Related: drop, descend, plunge, tumble.
- LEAVES /liːvz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- The foliage of trees and other plants, especially when considered collectively. As the third-person singular present of “leave,” it means to depart, abandon, relinquish, or bequeath. Related: foliage, greenery.
- PUMPKIN /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ · noun
- A large, usually round fruit with a hard orange-yellow rind and many seeds, eaten as a vegetable and commonly associated with autumn and Halloween. The word can also denote the plant that produces this fruit and, informally, a person's head. Related: squash, gourd, marrow, head.
- SCARF /skɑːf/ (British English), /skɑːrf/ (American English) · noun
- A long strip or piece of fabric worn around the neck, often to provide warmth or as a fashion accessory. It may also refer more broadly to a narrow band or strip of fabric worn or attached to clothing. Related: muffler, kerchief, neckerchief, shawl.
- JACKET /ˈdʒækɪt/ · noun; verb
- A jacket is a short garment worn over the upper body, typically with sleeves and a front opening. As a verb, to jacket something means to cover or protect it with a jacket or similar casing. Related: coat, blazer, windbreaker, jerkin.
- SWEATER /ˈswɛtər/ · noun
- A warm garment, usually knitted or crocheted, that is worn over the upper body and often has long sleeves. In British English, “jumper” is also common for a similar garment. Related: jumper, pullover, cardigan, jumper sweater.
- BOOTS /buːts/ · noun
- Boots are sturdy footwear covering the foot and ankle, often extending up the leg. As a countable noun it is the plural of 'boot', and in dated British usage 'the boots' referred to a hotel or club servant who cleaned shoes. Related: footwear, shoes.
- RAIN /reɪn/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, rain is water that falls from clouds in drops, or the weather condition that produces it. As a verb, rain means to fall as rain, and it can also mean to give or direct something in large amounts, as in “to rain abuse.” Related: precipitation, drizzle, downpour, shower.
- WIND /wɪnd/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, wind is the natural movement of air, usually caused by differences in atmospheric pressure. As a verb, wind means to twist or coil something, especially around a core or spindle; it also appears in the phrasal verbs wind up and wind down. Related: breeze, gust, current, blast.
- COOL /kuːl/ · adjective
- Cool primarily means having a moderately low temperature, or being calm, composed, and unemotional. It is also widely used informally to mean fashionable, admirable, or excellent. Related: calm, composed, chilly, collected.
- CRISP /krɪsp/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Firm, dry, and brittle in a pleasing way; also meaning clear, sharply defined, or briskly fresh in manner or style. Related: fresh, sharp, brittle, brisk.
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