World Oceans Day Word Search
A free World Oceans Day word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: OCEAN, MARINE, CORAL, TURTLE, WHALE, FISH, SHARK, WAVES, TIDE, BEACH, CLEANUP, RECYCLE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
World Oceans Day word list, defined
- OCEAN /oʊˈshiːən/ · noun
- A vast body of saltwater that covers a significant portion of the Earth's surface, often connected to the sea and forming part of the global ocean system. It is the largest of the Earth's five oceans, covering over 70% of the planet's surface. Related: sea, lake, bay, gulf.
- MARINE /mɛərɪn/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to the sea or ocean; of or pertaining to the sea or its inhabitants. A naval or maritime force. Related: naval, maritime, oceanic, coastal.
- CORAL /kɔːrəl/ · noun
- A coral is a small, usually brightly colored, marine invertebrate animal that belongs to the phylum Cnidaria. Corals are often found in large colonies and are known for their hard, stony exoskeletons. Related: reef, coral reef, sea anemone, jellyfish.
- TURTLE /ˈtɜːr.təl/ · noun
- A slow-moving reptile with a shell, typically living on land and feeding on plants and animals. A person who moves slowly and carefully. Related: reptile, slowpoke, snail, tortoise.
- WHALE /wheɪl/ · noun
- A very large aquatic mammal that lives in the sea and feeds on plankton and small fish. Whales are known for their distinctive songs and complex social behaviors. Related: sea mammal, marine mammal, cetacean, leviathan.
- FISH /fɪʃ/ · noun, verb
- A fish is an aquatic animal that lives in water, breathing with gills. To fish is to try to catch fish. Related: seafood, catch, angling, aquatic.
- SHARK /ʃɑːrk/ · noun
- A large, predatory fish with a streamlined body and a powerful tail, found in all the world's oceans. Sharks have been on the planet for over 400 million years. Related: fish, predator, marine animal, reptile.
- WAVES /wɛvz/ · noun, verb
- A series of water movements on the surface of the ocean, lake, or river, or a movement or motion that is similar to a wave. To move in a wavelike motion, or to send a signal or message in a wavelike pattern. Related: surge, swell, billow, undulation.
- TIDE /taɪd/ · noun, verb
- A rise and fall of the sea caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. To move or flow in a wave-like motion, especially the sea. Related: wave, swell, surge, flood.
- BEACH /biːtʃ/ · noun
- A landform along a body of water, especially the sea or an ocean, where waves break and foam. Related: shore, coast, strand, seaside.
- CLEANUP /kəˈluːnaʊp/ · noun, verb
- The act of cleaning up or making something tidy and organized. To make something clean and tidy. Related: cleaning, tidying, organizing, purifying.
- RECYCLE /ˈrɪsɪkəl/ · verb
- To process (waste) so as to make it suitable for use again; to use again something that has been used before. Related: reclaim, reuse, reprocess, renew.
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