Burns Night Word Search
Burns Night, as a word search. 12 words drawn from what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it 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: ROBERT, BURNS, POET, HAGGIS, NEEPS, TATTIES, WHISKY, BAGPIPES, CEILIDH, SUPPER, SCOTLAND, TOAST.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Burns Night word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- BURNS /bɜːrnz/ · verb (third-person singular of burn); noun (plural of burn)
- As a verb form, 'burns' is the third-person singular present tense of 'burn', meaning to be consumed or damaged by fire or heat, or to produce flames and heat. As a noun, it is the plural of 'burn', referring to injuries caused by fire, heat, chemicals, or friction. Related: sears, singes, scorches, charred forms.
- 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.
- HAGGIS /ˈhæɡɪs/ · noun
- A traditional Scottish dish made from seasoned minced sheep's offal, usually including the heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal and commonly encased in a sheep's stomach before being boiled or baked.
- WHISKY /ˈwɪski/ · noun
- Whisky is a distilled alcoholic spirit made from fermented grain and usually matured in wooden casks. The term is especially associated with Scotch whisky, but it can also refer to other regional styles of grain spirit. Related: Scotch whisky, bourbon, single malt whisky, grain whisky.
- BAGPIPES /ˈbæɡ.paɪps/ · noun
- A wind instrument consisting of one or more reed pipes sounded by air forced from a flexible bag, which is inflated either by the player's mouth or a bellows. Related: pipes, drone pipes.
- CEILIDH /ˈkeɪli/ · noun
- A social gathering with traditional music, dancing, singing, and storytelling, associated especially with Scottish and Irish culture. Related: social gathering, dance, party, hoedown.
- SUPPER /ˈsʌpər/ · noun
- An evening meal, especially one eaten in the evening after the day's main meal. The term can also refer more broadly to a late or final meal of the day. Related: dinner, evening meal, meal, supper.
- TOAST British: /təʊst/; US: /toʊst/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, toast means lightly browned bread, a drink offered in honor of someone or something, or, in the expression “the toast of the town,” a highly admired person. As a verb, it means to brown bread, make a celebratory drink, or, informally, ridicule or make fun of someone. Related: toasted bread, salute, tribute, celebration.
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