Angles Word Search
Play a Angles word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ANGLE, ACUTE, OBTUSE, RIGHT, STRAIGHT, REFLEX, VERTEX, DEGREE, PROTRACTOR, COMPLEMENTARY, SUPPLEMENTARY, ADJACENT.
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Angles word list, defined
- ANGLE /ˈæŋɡəl/ · noun
- The space, measured in degrees or radians, between two intersecting lines or surfaces at the point where they meet; also, a particular way of approaching or considering something. Related: corner, slant, viewpoint, perspective.
- ACUTE /əˈkjuːt/ · adjective
- (Of a quality or feeling) intense and sharp; keenly perceptive or penetrating. (Of an illness or problem) severe and of sudden onset, as opposed to chronic. Related: sharp, keen, severe, intense.
- OBTUSE /əbˈtjuːz/ (British); /əbˈtuːz/ (US) · adjective
- Obtuse describes an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. Figuratively, it means slow to understand, unintelligent, or insensitive. Related: dull-witted, slow-witted, dim-witted, stupid.
- RIGHT /raɪt/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb, interjection
- Right means morally or legally acceptable, correct, or suitable; it can also mean opposite to left, and as a noun it denotes an entitlement or advantage. As an adverb it can mean exactly or immediately, while as a verb it means to correct or put something in order. Related: correct, proper, suitable, appropriate.
- STRAIGHT /streɪt/ · adjective
- Extending in one direction without bending, turning, or deviating; or proceeding directly or without complication. It can also mean upright, honest, conventional, or unadulterated, depending on context. Related: direct, level, upright, honest.
- REFLEX /ˈriːfleks/ · noun, verb, adjective
- An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus, especially a bodily response or an immediate instinctive reaction. The word can also relate to something turned or sent backward, and as a verb means to bend, turn, or draw sharply backward. Related: response, reaction, automatic response, involuntary reaction.
- VERTEX /ˈvɜːtɪks/ (British); /ˈvɜːrtɛks/ (American) · noun; rare verb
- A point where two or more lines, edges, or surfaces meet, especially a corner of a polygon or polyhedron; in graph theory, a node representing such a connection point. More generally, it can also mean the highest point or apex. Related: apex, corner, point, node.
- DEGREE /dɪˈɡriː/ · noun
- A unit of measurement, especially of temperature or angles; an amount or level of something. Also an academic qualification awarded by a university or college. Related: extent, level, amount, measure.
- PROTRACTOR /prəˈtræktə(r)/ · noun
- An instrument marked with a graduated scale for measuring and constructing angles. More rarely, a protractor is a person who deliberately prolongs or delays a process.
- COMPLEMENTARY /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ri/ · adjective
- Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other; forming a complete or satisfying whole when taken together. In mathematics and genetics, it also describes things that together make up a whole, such as angles that sum to 90 degrees. Related: matching, harmonizing, corresponding, reciprocal.
- SUPPLEMENTARY /ˌsʌplɪˈmentəri/ · adjective, noun
- Additional to the main or primary information, material, or purpose. As a noun, a supplementary item or section that adds to something already provided. Related: additional, supplemental, complementary, ancillary.
- ADJACENT /əˈdʒeɪsnt/ · adjective
- Next to or adjoining something else; lying near, close, or contiguous without necessarily touching. Related: neighboring, adjoining, contiguous, abutting.
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