Gingerbread Word Search
This Gingerbread word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: GINGERBREAD, MOLASSES, CINNAMON, CLOVES, NUTMEG, ICING, GUMDROP, COOKIE, CUTTER, HOUSE, OVEN, DOUGH.
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Gingerbread word list, defined
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- GINGERBREAD /ˈdʒɪndʒəb(r)ɛd/ · noun
- A sweet, spiced cake or biscuit flavored with ginger, traditionally also containing molasses and often decorated with icing. By extension, it can refer to elaborate, ornamental, or showy decoration. Related: ginger cake, ginger biscuit, spiced cake.
- MOLASSES /məˈlæsɪz/ · noun
- Molasses is a thick, dark, sticky syrup obtained as a byproduct of sugar refining, especially from sugarcane. It is also made from sorghum and is valued for its strong, distinctive flavor. Related: treacle, cane syrup, blackstrap syrup, syrup.
- CINNAMON /ˈsɪnəmən/ · noun
- A sweet, aromatic spice made from the dried inner bark of tropical trees of the genus Cinnamomum, used whole or ground in cooking and baking. Related: cassia.
- CLOVES /kloʊvz/ · noun
- The dried aromatic flower buds of an evergreen tree native to Indonesia, used whole or ground as a spice in cooking and baking. Related: spice, flower buds, seasoning.
- NUTMEG /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ · noun
- The dried seed of the tropical tree Myristica fragrans, used whole or grated as a pungent, aromatic spice. The fresh, unground seed is also called nutmeg. Related: spice, seed, kernel.
- ICING /ˈaɪsɪŋ/ · noun
- A sweet, decorative coating of sugar, butter, and icing sugar spread over a cake, biscuit, or other confection. The term can also refer more generally to a glossy or hardened surface resembling ice. Related: frosting, icing sugar, confectioner's coating.
- GUMDROP /ˈɡʌm.drɒp/ (British), /ˈɡʌm.drɑːp/ (US) · noun
- A soft, firm, jelly-like candy, commonly molded and colored, often with a fruit flavor. The plural gumdrops is standard when referring to several pieces. Related: jelly candy, gum sweet, soft candy, jelly.
- COOKIE /ˈkʊki/ · noun
- A small, flat, sweet baked cake, typically crisp or chewy, made from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, often flavored with chocolate chips, nuts, or spices; in computing, a small piece of data stored by a website in a user's browser. Related: biscuit, wafer, cracker.
- CUTTER /ˈkʌtər/ · noun
- A person or tool that cuts something, or a type of sailing vessel with a single mast. The word also names various specialized implements, such as a cookie cutter, cigar cutter, or glass cutter. Related: knife, blade, shears, trimmer.
- HOUSE /haʊs/ (noun); /haʊz/ (verb) · noun, verb, adjective
- A house is a building or part of a building used as a dwelling, especially for one family or household. By extension, it can refer to a household or family, a building associated with a particular activity or institution, or a legislative chamber. Related: home, dwelling, residence, abode.
- OVEN /ˈʌvən/ · noun
- An enclosed appliance or chamber in which food is baked, roasted, or reheated. The word can also refer to a heated chamber used in pottery, manufacturing, or laboratory work. Related: cooker, range, furnace.
- DOUGH /doʊ/ · noun
- A soft, thick mixture of flour and liquid, typically kneaded and used for baking bread, pastry, or cookies. In informal usage, it also means money. Related: paste, mixture, batter, cash.
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