Adelaide Oval Word Search
This Adelaide Oval word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its stands, its surface, and the traditions of its crowd. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: BRADMAN, MURRAY, SOUTHERN, RIVERBANK, HERITAGE, DUGOUT, WICKET, BOUNDARY, OVER, INNINGS, BATSMAN, BOWLER.
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Adelaide Oval word list, defined
- MURRAY /ˈmʌri/ · proper noun
- A river in southern Australia, and a Scottish surname. Related: Darling River, Murrumbidgee River.
- SOUTHERN /ˈsʌðərn/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the southern part of a country or region, especially in the United States or the southern hemisphere. Having a warm or sunny climate. Related: southerly, south, southernly, austere.
- RIVERBANK /ˈrɪvərbæŋk/ · noun
- The bank of a river, or a long, narrow piece of land along a river. Related: shore, bank, slope, embankment.
- HERITAGE /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/ · noun
- The inherited culture, traditions, and values of a family or community, or the natural features of a place that are preserved and protected. Related: legacy, tradition, culture, history.
- DUGOUT /ˈdʌɡaʊt/ · noun
- A shelter or pit dug into the ground, especially one used by soldiers as protection from enemy fire. Also, a boat made by hollowing out a large log, and, in North American baseball, the sunken bench area where team members sit when not on the field. Related: shelter, bunker, trench, foxhole.
- WICKET /ˈwɪkt/ · noun
- A wicket is a small gate or barrier, typically consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal bar, used to control access to a place or to mark a boundary. In cricket, a wicket is the set of three stumps and two bails used to dismiss a batsman. Related: gate, barrier, entrance, turnstile.
- BOUNDARY /ˈbaʊndri/ · noun
- A line or limit that marks the edge of an area, territory, or region; figuratively, a limit of what is acceptable, possible, or within a person's rights. Related: border, edge, limit, frontier.
- OVER /ˈoʊvər/ · preposition, verb, adverb
- Used to indicate a position above something, or to indicate a period of time after a specified time. Also used to indicate an amount or degree that is greater than a specified amount or degree. Related: above, beyond, past, across.
- INNINGS /ɪˈnɪŋz/ · noun
- A period of play in a game of cricket or baseball, typically consisting of six turns at bat for each team. A round of play in a game. Related: period, round, turn, bout.
- BATSMAN /ˈbætsmən/ · noun
- A player in cricket whose role is to bat, defending the wicket and scoring runs; the term is also used more broadly for a batter in other bat-and-ball sports. Related: batter, batswoman, striker, run-getter.
- BOWLER /ˈboʊlər/ · noun
- A person who bowls, especially the player who delivers the ball in cricket; also a type of hard felt hat with a rounded crown, known in American English as a derby. Related: derby, hat.
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