Table Tennis Word Search
Free Table Tennis word search. We picked 12 themed words — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: PADDLE, RUBBER, BLADE, SPONGE, TOPSPIN, BACKHAND, FOREHAND, SERVE, SERVING, RECEIVE, RALLY, SMASH.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Table Tennis word list, defined
- PADDLE /ˈpædəl/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to move through water by using a paddle, or to propel or steer a small boat with a paddle. As a noun, a short, broad-bladed implement used for propelling a canoe, kayak, or similar craft; it can also mean a small flat-bottomed boat or a swimming stroke. Related: row, propel, steer, scull.
- RUBBER /ˈrʌbə/ (British), /ˈrʌbɚ/ (US) · noun
- A tough, elastic material made from the dried latex of certain trees or from synthetic substances. The word can also refer to an eraser, a tree that produces rubber, or, in informal British English, a condom. Related: elastic, latex, synthetic rubber, eraser.
- BLADE /bleɪd/ · noun
- The flat cutting edge of a knife, sword, or other tool or weapon, or a similar flat, thin part of an object such as a propeller, oar, or grass leaf. Related: edge, steel, cutter, sharpener.
- SPONGE /spʌndʒ/ · noun
- A soft, porous material that absorbs and holds water, commonly used for cleaning or washing. By extension, the word refers to a sea animal with a porous body and to an act of clearing away liquid or surplus matter with a sponge. Related: absorbent pad, cleaning pad, porous material, sea animal.
- TOPSPIN /ˈtɒpˌspɪn/ (UK); /ˈtɑpˌspɪn/ (US) · noun and verb
- Topspin is forward rotation of a ball in which the upper surface moves in the direction of travel, causing the ball to dip. As a verb, it means to impart this rotation to a ball. Related: forward spin, overspin.
- BACKHAND /ˈbæk.hænd/ · noun
- A stroke in racket sports made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the shot, or, by extension, a blow delivered with the palm of the hand turned backward. It can also refer to handwriting that slants to the left. Related: backhander, left-handed compliment, smack, blow.
- FOREHAND /ˈfɔːrhænd/ · noun
- A forehand is a stroke in racket sports such as tennis or squash, played with the palm of the hand facing forward, on the side of the body where the player holds the racket. The word can also refer to the front part of a horse's body from the neck to the shoulders. Related: drive, stroke, shot.
- SERVE /sɜːrv/ · verb; noun
- To provide assistance, service, or a function to someone or something. As a noun, a serve is a stroke that begins a rally in tennis or badminton, or an individual portion of food served to someone. Related: attend to, assist, provide, cater to.
- SERVING /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ (British), /ˈsɝːvɪŋ/ (American) · noun, verb, and participial adjective
- As a verb, serving means performing work or assistance for someone, providing food or drink, acting in a particular role, or beginning play in tennis. As a noun, it denotes a portion of food or drink supplied to one person or, more formally, an act or period of service. Related: attending, assisting, helping, distribution.
- RECEIVE /rɪˈsiːv/ · verb
- To be given or sent something, or to accept something offered or delivered. It can also mean to welcome or entertain someone, or to experience something such as treatment, payment, or news. Related: accept, get, obtain, take.
- RALLY /ˈræli/ · verb; noun
- As a verb, rally means to gather people together for a common purpose or to recover strength, energy, or confidence. As a noun, a rally is an organized meeting or gathering, a recovery in strength or support, or a sharp rise in something such as prices or shares. Related: gather, muster, assemble, recover.
- SMASH /smæʃ/ · verb
- To strike something with such force that it breaks, shatters, or is destroyed. It can also mean to crash into something, achieve an exceptionally great success, or move very quickly. Related: break, shatter, crush, destroy.
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