World Food Day Word Search
Play a World Food Day word search free online. We built the 12-word list around what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HUNGER, ZERO, WASTE, SUSTAIN, AGRICULTURE, NOURISH, NUTRITION, HARVEST, GRAIN, PLATE, FORK, SPOON.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
World Food Day word list, defined
- HUNGER /ˈhʌŋɡər/ · noun, verb
- A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, or a strong desire to eat. To feel or show a strong desire to eat. Related: famish, starve, crave, pang.
- ZERO /ˈziːroʊ/ · noun, adjective
- The number that is neither positive nor negative, used to indicate the absence of quantity or to represent a lack of information. In mathematics, zero is the additive identity, meaning that when added to any number, it does not change the value of that number. Related: none, nil, nought, naught.
- WASTE /weɪst/ · noun, verb
- The material or substances that are discarded or rejected as useless or unwanted. To use or spend something carelessly or extravagantly. Related: discard, reject, squander, spend.
- SUSTAIN /səˈsteɪn/ · verb
- To support or maintain something, especially over a long period of time. To continue or endure something. Related: maintain, support, endure, persevere.
- AGRICULTURE /ˈægrɪkʌltʃər/ · noun
- The practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock. It involves the use of technology, labor, and resources to produce food and other products. Related: farming, horticulture, agribusiness, cultivation.
- NOURISH /ˈnɜːrɪʃ/ · verb
- To give nourishment to; to feed or sustain the growth of. To promote the health or well-being of. Related: feed, sustain, nourishment, support.
- NUTRITION /njuːˈtrɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of providing the body with essential nutrients for growth, maintenance, and repair. The study of the relationship between diet and health. Related: dietetics, diet, sustenance, aliment.
- HARVEST /ˈhɑːrvɛst/ · noun, verb
- The process of gathering in a crop; a crop gathered in at one time. To gather in a crop. Related: reap, gather, collect, crop.
- GRAIN /greɪn/ · noun, verb
- A small unit of a cereal grain, especially wheat, oats, or barley; a small amount of something, especially a powder or a fine particle. Related: seed, kernel, particle, speck.
- PLATE /pleɪt/ · noun, verb
- A flat, often round, plate of metal, wood, or other material, used for serving food or as a base for a dish. To put or serve food on a plate. Related: dish, platter, tray, saucer.
- FORK /fɔːrk/ · noun
- A utensil used for eating, typically having a handle and two or more prongs for picking up food. A device for separating or joining something, especially a branch or a road. Related: spoon, knife, tine, pitchfork.
- SPOON /spuːn/ · noun
- A utensil used for eating or serving food, typically with a long handle and a bowl-shaped or oval-shaped head. Related: ladle, spatula, fork, knife.
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