Hurricanes Word Search
Free Hurricanes 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: HURRICANE, TROPICAL, CYCLONE, STORM, WIND, RAIN, FLOOD, SURGE, WALL, SPIRAL, PRESSURE, EVAPORATION.
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Hurricanes word list, defined
- HURRICANE /hɜːrɪkeɪn/ (US); /hʌrɪkeɪn/ (UK) · noun
- A tropical cyclone with a well-defined center or eye, sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, and a spiral of powerful winds and low pressure. The word can also refer figuratively to a sudden, overwhelming, or turbulent outburst. Related: tropical storm, cyclone, typhoon, tempest.
- TROPICAL /trəˈprɒpɪkəl/ (British); /trəˈprɑːpɪkəl/ (US) · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to the tropics, the regions near the Equator, especially those characterized by hot, humid climates. In figurative use, it describes something lush, vivid, or luxuriant. Related: subtropical, torrid, hot, humid.
- CYCLONE /ˈsaɪkloʊn/ · noun
- A large-scale rotating storm system with low pressure at its center and inward-spiraling winds; in some regions the term refers specifically to a severe tropical storm equivalent to a hurricane or typhoon. Related: storm, hurricane, typhoon, tempest.
- STORM /stɔːrm/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere, especially one involving strong wind, heavy rain, thunder, or snow. Figuratively, it means a sudden outburst of anger, criticism, activity, or an intense attempt to attack or overwhelm something. Related: tempest, hurricane, cyclone, gale.
- WIND /wɪnd/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, wind is the natural movement of air, usually caused by differences in atmospheric pressure. As a verb, wind means to twist or coil something, especially around a core or spindle; it also appears in the phrasal verbs wind up and wind down. Related: breeze, gust, current, blast.
- RAIN /reɪn/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, rain is water that falls from clouds in drops, or the weather condition that produces it. As a verb, rain means to fall as rain, and it can also mean to give or direct something in large amounts, as in “to rain abuse.” Related: precipitation, drizzle, downpour, shower.
- FLOOD /flʌd/ · noun
- An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry, especially when a river, sea, or heavy rainfall causes water to submerge an area. It is also used figuratively to mean an overwhelming influx or outpouring of people, things, or emotions. Related: deluge, inundation, torrent, spate.
- SURGE /sɜːrdʒ/ · noun & verb
- As a noun, a sudden increase in amount, intensity, or activity, or a sudden powerful movement. As a verb, to rise or increase suddenly and sharply, often in a forceful or uncontrolled way. Related: soar, surge, climb, increase.
- WALL /wɔːl/ · noun
- A wall is a solid, usually vertical structure forming part of a building or enclosure. By extension, it can mean a boundary, barrier, or figurative limit. Related: barrier, partition, screen, fence.
- SPIRAL /ˈspaɪrəl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A spiral is a curve or series of curves that winds around a central point, with each turn moving farther away from or closer to it. As a verb, to spiral means to move in a spiral or to deteriorate or change in a rapidly intensifying, cyclical way. Related: coil, curl, helix, twist.
- PRESSURE /ˈprɛʃər/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, pressure is the force exerted on a surface, divided by the area over which it acts; it can also mean urgent demands, stressful circumstances, or persuasive or coercive influence. As a verb, to pressure someone means to use persistent persuasion, insistence, or other influence to get them to act. Related: strain, stress, coercion, urgency.
- EVAPORATION /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process by which a liquid, especially water, changes into vapor or gas, typically through the application of heat; also used figuratively to mean the gradual disappearance or fading away of something. Related: vaporization, vanishing, disappearance, dissipation.
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