Fishing Word Search
Play a Fishing word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: RODS, REEL, LINE, HOOK, BAIT, LURE, NETS, TACKLE, BOBBER, SWIVEL, SINKER, FLIES.
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Fishing word list, defined
- RODS /rɒdz/ · noun
- Long, thin, straight pieces of wood, metal, or other material, typically used for holding or supporting something. Related: sticks, poles, bars, shafts.
- REEL /riːl/ · noun, verb
- A long, narrow roll of paper, film, or other material, especially one used for winding up a rope or cable. To wind or roll something up on a reel. Related: spool, roll, coil, cylinder.
- LINE /laɪn/ · noun, verb
- A length of cord, string, or wire, typically flexible and thin. To extend or draw out something in a straight line. Related: edge, border, boundary, margin.
- HOOK /hʊk/ · noun, verb
- A curved or angled piece of metal or other material used for catching or holding something, or a device for catching or holding something, such as a fish. To catch or hold something with a hook. Related: latch, catch, snag, clasp.
- BAIT /beɪt/ · noun, verb
- Bait is food or lure placed on a hook or in a trap to attract and catch fish or animals. As a verb, it means to place such a lure, or figuratively, to deliberately taunt or provoke someone. Related: lure, decoy, enticement, temptation.
- LURE /luːər/ · noun, verb
- A lure is a device or object used to attract or entice something, such as a fish or a person. To lure someone or something means to attract or entice them with something appealing. Related: bait, entice, attract, allure.
- NETS /nɛts/ · noun
- A mesh of threads or wires, typically used for catching or holding something. A network of people or things. Related: mesh, sieve, catcher, snare.
- TACKLE /tækl/ · noun, verb
- A device for hauling or pulling something, especially a fishing net or a heavy load. To deal with or handle a problem or situation. Related: equipment, gear, apparatus, device.
- BOBBER /ˈbɒbər/ · noun
- A small floating object, typically brightly colored and often red-and-white plastic, attached to a fishing line so that it bobs on the water's surface and signals when a fish has taken the bait. Less commonly, a person or thing that bobs, such as a machine for cutting hair in a bob style. Related: float, strike indicator, cork.
- SWIVEL /ˈswɪvəl/ · verb, noun
- To turn or move something round a central point, typically by a rotating motion. A device or joint that allows something to turn round a central point. Related: turn, rotate, pivot, twist.
- SINKER /ˈsɪŋkər/ · noun
- A weight or object that sinks in water, or a person who is very good at a particular activity. Related: weight, anchor, ballast, diver.
- FLIES /flaɪz/ · noun (plural); also verb form
- Plural of the noun 'fly': two-winged insects of the order Diptera; also the plural of 'fly' in the sense of a fish lure or a tent flap. As a verb form, 'flies' is the third-person singular present tense of 'fly', meaning to move through the air. Related: gnats, midges, insects, bugs.
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