Australian Explorers Word Search
Australian Explorers, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: COOK, FLINDERS, BASS, BURKE, WILLS, STURT, BLAXLAND, LAWSON, WENTWORTH, LEICHHARDT, EYRE, OXLEY.
The timer only feeds a small speed bonus, so take as long as you need, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
Australian Explorers word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- COOK /kʊk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a person who prepares food for eating. As a verb, to prepare food by applying heat. Related: chef, prepare, make, caterer.
- BASS /beɪs/ (also /bæs/ for the fish sense) · noun
- The lowest range of pitch in music or sound; a low-frequency voice or instrument. Also, any of various edible freshwater and marine game fishes with spiny fins. Related: depth, low end, bottom.
- BURKE /bɜːrk/ · verb
- To suppress, avoid, or shelve (a matter, question, or report), typically by evasive or underhand means; also, historically, to smother or strangle someone. Related: suppress, stifle, quash, hush up.
- STURT /stɜːrt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sturt means a start or beginning. As a verb, it means to start or begin. Related: beginning, commencement, launch, onset.
- EYRE /ɛər/ · noun
- A judicial circuit formerly held in medieval England by itinerant royal justices who traveled to hear cases in each county. Related: circuit court, assize.
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