Fossils Word Search
Play a Fossils 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: FOSSIL, SEDIMENT, AMBER, MINERAL, IMPRINT, EXCAVATE, STRATA, PALEONTOLOGIST, EVIDENCE, ORGANISM, DECAY, CAST.
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Fossils word list, defined
- FOSSIL /ˈfɒs.əl/ (UK), /ˈfɑː.səl/ (US) · noun
- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock, or, informally, an old-fashioned or outdated person, idea, or practice. Related: relic, remnant, remains, trace.
- SEDIMENT /ˈsɛdɪmənt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sediment is solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited in layers by natural processes. As a verb, it means to form or settle as sediment. Related: deposit, silt, dregs, residue.
- AMBER /ˈæm.bər/ · noun
- A hard, translucent fossilized tree resin ranging in color from yellow to deep orange-brown, prized since antiquity for jewelry and ornamentation. The word also denotes the yellowish-orange color characteristic of this substance. Related: resin, copal, jet.
- MINERAL /ˈmɪnərəl/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an ordered crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition. As an adjective, it means relating to minerals or mineral resources; as a rare verb, it means to extract minerals from a place or substance. Related: ore, inorganic substance, element, mineral matter.
- IMPRINT /ˈɪmprɪnt (noun); /ɪmˈprɪnt (verb)/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, an imprint is a mark or design impressed or printed on a surface, such as a publisher’s name on a book or a symbol pressed into wax. As a verb, to imprint something means to mark it, print it, or make a lasting impression upon it, often figuratively. Related: mark, stamp, impression, hallmark.
- EXCAVATE /ˈɛkskəveɪt/ · verb
- To dig out material from the ground, especially systematically and carefully, as in an archaeological or construction context; to unearth or expose something buried by digging. Related: dig up, unearth, exhume, dredge.
- STRATA /ˈstreɪtə/ · noun (plural)
- Plural of stratum: a layer or series of layers of rock, sediment, soil, or other material. It is also used figuratively for distinct levels within a society, organization, or system. Related: layers, levels, tiers, bands.
- PALEONTOLOGIST /ˌpæliəˈtɒlədʒɪst/ · noun
- A paleontologist is a scientist who studies fossils and the history of life on Earth, especially the organisms and environments represented by fossil evidence. Related: fossil expert, fossil scientist, prehistoric-life scientist.
- EVIDENCE /ˈɛvɪdəns/ · noun
- The available facts, information, or physical signs that indicate whether something is true or valid. In law, it refers specifically to testimony and material objects presented to a court to prove or disprove an alleged fact. Related: proof, testimony, indication, attestation.
- ORGANISM /ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm/ · noun
- A living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, or other form of life, regarded as a distinct biological unit. By extension, it can refer to a complex entity whose parts function together as an integrated whole. Related: living thing, life form, entity, being.
- DECAY /dɪˈkeɪ/ · verb and noun
- To decay is to rot or decompose through natural processes, or to decline gradually in quality, condition, or strength. As a noun, decay refers to the state or process of rotting, decomposition, or gradual deterioration. Related: rot, decompose, deteriorate, wither.
- CAST /kæst/ (US also /kɑːst/) · verb, noun
- To throw or fling something with force, or to select actors for and assign roles in a play or film. As a noun, it refers to the actors in a production, an object formed by pouring material into a mould, or a rigid protective shell set around a broken limb. Related: throw, fling, hurl, toss.
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