Nouns Word Search
This Nouns 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: NOUN, PERSON, PLACE, THING, IDEA, COMMON, PROPER, ABSTRACT, CONCRETE, COLLECTIVE, COUNTABLE, MASS.
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Nouns word list, defined
- NOUN /naʊn/ · noun
- A noun is a word or word group that names a person, place, thing, idea, event, quality, or other entity. In grammar, nouns can function as the subject or object of a clause and may be common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete, or abstract.
- PERSON /ˈpɜːrsən/ · noun
- An individual human being. In formal or legal contexts, a person may also refer to an individual considered apart from their social role, and in grammar, to the grammatical relationship between a speaker, listener, and referent. Related: individual, human, human being, personage.
- PLACE /pleɪs/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, place means a particular position, location, or area, and can also refer to a person’s social position, role, or proper arrangement. As a verb, it means to put something in a position or to assign someone a role, place, or status. Related: location, position, spot, site.
- THING /θɪŋ/ · noun
- A thing is an object, item, entity, matter, or event, especially one whose precise identity or nature is not important or has not been specified. In informal usage, it can also refer generally to something or someone without identifying them more precisely. Related: object, item, matter, something.
- IDEA /aɪˈdiːə/ · noun
- A thought, concept, or suggestion formed in the mind. It can also refer to a plan, an opinion, or an understanding of a situation. Related: concept, notion, thought, plan.
- COMMON /ˈkɒm.ən/ · adjective
- Widespread, frequent, or shared by many people or things; belonging equally to a group or community rather than to one individual. Related: ordinary, usual, prevalent, widespread.
- PROPER /ˈprɒpər/ (British), /ˈprɑpər/ (US) · adjective; also adverb (chiefly British informal)
- Correct, suitable, or appropriate to the circumstances. It can also mean genuine or intended to identify a particular person, place, or thing, especially in the grammatical term proper noun. Related: appropriate, suitable, correct, fitting.
- ABSTRACT /ˈæbstrækt/ (adjective & noun); /æbˈstrækt/ (verb) · adjective, noun, verb
- Existing in thought or as an idea rather than as something concrete or tangible; not representing any particular real object. As a verb, to remove or separate something, or to consider something theoretically apart from its concrete instances. Related: theoretical, conceptual, intangible, nonrepresentational.
- CONCRETE /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A heavy, hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens as it dries. As an adjective, it describes something definite, specific, or tangible rather than abstract. Related: cement, pavement, specific, actual.
- COLLECTIVE /kəˈlɛktɪv/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or shared by a group of people as a whole rather than by individuals; as a noun, an enterprise or organization owned and run jointly by its members. Related: joint, shared, communal, combined.
- COUNTABLE /ˈkaʊntəbəl/ · adjective
- Able to be counted; in grammar, describing a noun that has a form which can be pluralized or preceded by a number because it denotes individually distinct units. Related: enumerable, denumerable, quantifiable.
- MASS /mæs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A mass is a large amount, collection, or body of something. In physics, mass is the quantity of matter in an object; the word can also refer to a large gathering or a religious service. Related: amount, quantity, body, bulk.
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