Birthstones Word Search
Play a Birthstones 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: GARNET, AMETHYST, AQUAMARINE, DIAMOND, EMERALD, PEARL, RUBY, PERIDOT, SAPPHIRE, OPAL, TOURMALINE, TOPAZ.
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Birthstones word list, defined
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- GARNET /ˈɡɑːrnɪt/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, garnet is a hard mineral used as a gemstone and valued for its range of colors, commonly deep red but also green, orange, yellow, purple, and nearly black. As an adjective, it describes a deep red color resembling the gemstone. Related: gemstone, precious stone, jewel, gem.
- AMETHYST /ˈæməθɪst/ · noun
- A precious or semi-precious gemstone, a violet-purple variety of quartz, used especially in jewellery. Related: gemstone, jewel, quartz.
- AQUAMARINE /ˌækwəməˈriːn/ · noun
- A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a gemstone; also the pale blue-green colour resembling seawater. Related: sea-green, teal, turquoise, cyan.
- DIAMOND /ˈdaɪmənd/ · noun
- A precious stone consisting of a clear, colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance; also used figuratively for something of outstanding quality or value. Related: gem, gemstone, jewel, brilliant.
- EMERALD /ˈɛmərəld/ · noun
- A precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral beryl, that is prized for its vivid green colour. Also used to describe this brilliant green colour itself. Related: gemstone, jewel, beryl, precious stone.
- PEARL /pɜːrl/ (US); /pɜːl/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A pearl is a hard, lustrous, usually rounded gem formed in the shell of certain mollusks, especially oysters. By extension, it can mean something exceptionally valuable or beautiful, such as a person, moment, or possession. Related: jewel, gem, bead, treasure.
- RUBY /ˈruːbi/ · noun
- A transparent red gemstone consisting chiefly of corundum. The word can also denote a deep, slightly purplish red color. Related: precious stone, gemstone, jewel, precious gemstone.
- PERIDOT /ˈperɪdɒt/ · noun
- A translucent green gemstone consisting of the mineral olivine, valued for its distinctive yellow-green color. The name is also used for the characteristic shade of green associated with the gemstone. Related: chrysolite, olivine, green gemstone, precious stone.
- SAPPHIRE /ˈsæpfaɪər/ · noun
- A precious gemstone consisting of a usually blue variety of corundum, although sapphires may also occur in other colors. The word can also denote a deep, clear blue associated with the gemstone. Related: gem, jewel, precious stone, gemstone.
- OPAL /ˈoʊpəl/ (US); /ˈəʊpəl/ (British) · noun
- A precious or semiprecious gemstone characterized by a milky or translucent body color and, in many varieties, shifting flashes of color within the stone. The name also refers to the mineral type from which many such gemstones are formed. Related: gemstone, gem, mineral, precious stone.
- TOURMALINE /ˈtʊrməlin/ · noun
- A mineral belonging to a chemically diverse group of silicate minerals, often valued when cut as a gemstone and occurring in a wide range of colors. Tourmaline crystals are also noted for their piezoelectric properties, meaning they can develop an electrical charge when pressed or heated. Related: gemstone, crystal, semiprecious stone.
- TOPAZ /ˈtoʊpæz/ (US); /ˈtəʊpæz/ (British) · noun
- A mineral forming transparent or translucent crystals in colors that include colorless, yellow, orange, pink, brown, and blue, and used as a gemstone. The word also denotes a warm yellowish-orange color.
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