Construction Safety Word Search
Construction Safety, 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: SAFETY, CONSTRUCTION, HELMET, BOOTS, GLOVES, EYEWEAR, HARNESS, GUARDRAIL, SCAFFOLD, LADDER, TOOLBOX, FOREMAN.
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Construction Safety word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- SAFETY /ˈseɪfti/ · noun
- The condition of being protected from harm, danger, or injury. It may also refer to measures or features designed to prevent accidents or protect people, property, or the environment. Related: protection, security, safety, well-being.
- CONSTRUCTION /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ · noun
- The action or process of building or making something, especially a physical structure such as a road, bridge, or building. Also the style, manner, or arrangement in which something is built or put together. Related: building, erection, fabrication, assembly.
- HELMET /ˈhɛlmɪt/ · noun, verb
- A helmet is a hard or protective covering worn on the head, especially for protection against impact or injury. Historically, the term also refers to the metal headgear worn as part of a suit of armor. Related: headgear, safety helmet, hard hat, crash helmet.
- BOOTS /buːts/ · noun
- Boots are sturdy footwear covering the foot and ankle, often extending up the leg. As a countable noun it is the plural of 'boot', and in dated British usage 'the boots' referred to a hotel or club servant who cleaned shoes. Related: footwear, shoes.
- GLOVES /ɡlʌvz/ · noun
- Coverings for the hands, usually made of leather, fabric, or other flexible material and worn as a pair. The word can also refer to protective or padded coverings used in sports and other activities. Related: mittens, gauntlets, handwear, hand coverings.
- EYEWEAR /ˈaɪwɛər/ · noun
- Glasses, spectacles, or other devices worn over the eyes to correct vision or protect the eyes, considered collectively as a category of product. Related: glasses, spectacles, specs, shades.
- HARNESS /ˈhɑːrnɪs/ (US); /ˈhɑːnɪs/ (British) · noun, verb
- A harness is a set of straps and fittings used to control or secure a horse or other animal, or to support or restrain a person. By extension, it refers to a means of controlling, directing, or putting resources to effective use. Related: control, manage, mobilize, exploit.
- GUARDRAIL /ˈɡɑːrdreɪl/ · noun
- A guardrail is a strong rail or barrier positioned along the edge of a road, railway, bridge, or similar structure to prevent vehicles or people from falling or leaving the designated area. Figuratively, it refers to a protective principle, limit, or safeguard that reduces risk. Related: barrier, railing, safety rail, safeguard.
- SCAFFOLD /ˈskæfəʊld/, /ˈskæfoʊld/ · noun and verb
- A scaffold is a temporary framework used by workers to reach elevated areas of a building or other structure. As a verb, it means to provide something with a supporting framework or to support its development. Related: framework, structure, platform, support.
- LADDER /ˈlædər/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a ladder is a framework of horizontal steps or rungs supported by two uprights, used for climbing or descending. By extension, it can mean a series of stages through which someone advances in rank, achievement, or opportunity. As a verb, to ladder means to climb or ascend a ladder, or figuratively to move upward in a competitive ranking. Related: staircase, stairs, steps, stairway.
- TOOLBOX /ˈtuːlbɒks/; US /ˈtuːlbɑːks/ · noun and verb
- A portable box, case, or bag for holding and organising tools. By extension, it means a collection of resources, skills, or methods for a particular purpose; in informal American political usage, it can also mean a strategist or operative. Related: toolkit, tool kit, kit, equipment.
- FOREMAN /ˈfɔːrmən/ · noun
- A person in charge of a group of workers, especially in manual labour or industry; also, the presiding officer of a jury, chosen to speak and deliver its verdict on the members' behalf. Related: supervisor, overseer, superintendent, boss.
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