Germs and Handwashing Word Search
Free Germs and Handwashing word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: GERMS, BACTERIA, VIRUS, HANDWASHING, SOAP, WATER, SANITIZER, FINGERS, NAILS, WRISTS, THUMBS, LATHER.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Germs and Handwashing word list, defined
- GERMS /dʒɜːrmz/ · noun
- Germs are minute microorganisms, especially bacteria, fungi, or other infectious agents, that can cause disease. The word can also refer to seeds or embryos, and figuratively to the beginnings of an idea or process. Related: microbes, organisms, bacteria, pathogens.
- BACTERIA /bækˈtɪəriə/ · noun
- Bacteria are microorganisms that typically consist of a single prokaryotic cell and lack a membrane-bound nucleus. They are found in nearly every habitat on Earth and play essential roles in processes such as decomposition, fermentation, and nutrient cycling. Related: germs, microbes, microorganisms.
- VIRUS /ˈvaɪrəs/ · noun
- An infectious agent that can reproduce within a living host and cause disease, especially in animals, plants, and humans. In computing, the term also refers to a malicious program that spreads by copying itself, and figuratively to a harmful influence that spreads through a community or organization. Related: pathogen, microbe, germ, infectious agent.
- SOAP /soʊp/ · noun
- A cleansing substance made from salts of fatty acids, traditionally produced by combining fats or oils with an alkali and water. It is used with water to wash the skin, hair, clothing, and other surfaces. Related: cleanser, washing soap, bar soap, detergent.
- WATER /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ · noun, verb
- Water is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. As a countable noun, it can also refer to a body or expanse of water, such as a lake, river, or the sea. Related: liquid, H₂O, aqua, irrigate.
- SANITIZER /ˈsænɪtaɪzər/ · noun
- A substance, product, or device used to reduce or destroy harmful microorganisms on skin, objects, or surfaces. In common usage, it most often refers to a hand or surface sanitizer. Related: disinfectant, antiseptic, sterilizer, cleanser.
- FINGERS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/ · noun
- The plural of finger: any of the four long, flexible digits of the human hand, excluding the thumb, or the corresponding digit on other animals' forelimbs. Related: digits, digits of the hand.
- NAILS /neɪlz/ · noun; verb
- As a plural noun, nails refers to the hard, usually keratinous plates at the tips of the fingers and toes, or to pointed metal fasteners used in construction and other practical work. As the third-person singular present of the verb nail, it means to fasten with a nail or, informally, to perform an activity or achieve a result very well. Related: tacks, spikes, pins, claws.
- LATHER /ˈlæðər/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, lather is the foam or froth formed when soap is rubbed with water, or the sweat produced in a foamy layer on the skin. As a verb, it means to form a foam or to cover something with foam, especially by rubbing soap and water into it. Related: foam, froth, suds, bubbles.
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