The Australian Gold Rush Word Search
The Australian Gold Rush, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, GOLD, RUSH, MINING, MINER, NUGGET, PANNING, PROSPECTOR, PROSPECTING, DIGGER, CLAIM.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Australian Gold Rush word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- VICTORIA /vɪkˈtɔːriə/ · proper noun; noun
- Victoria is chiefly the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), who reigned as monarch of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, and is also a feminine given name. In botanical usage, victoria denotes a genus of large tropical water lilies, especially the giant water lily. Related: victory, triumph, success.
- GOLD /ɡoʊld/ (US); /ɡəʊld/ (British) · noun, verb, adjective
- Gold is a precious, naturally occurring metallic element with a distinctive yellow color, valued for its rarity and resistance to corrosion. The word also denotes this color, money or wealth, a medal or award, and something exceptionally valuable or desirable; as a verb, it means to cover or decorate with gold, and as an adjective, it describes things made of, colored like, or associated with gold. Related: bullion, precious metal, aurum, golden.
- RUSH /rʌʃ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a rush is a sudden, hurried movement or period of intense activity. As a verb, rush means to move or do something with great speed and urgency. Related: hurry, dash, sprint, surge.
- MINING /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- Mining is the process of extracting minerals, metals, or other valuable materials from the ground or from deposits beneath the seabed. As a verb, it means to carry out this activity, and it can also refer metaphorically or technically to searching through large amounts of data or computational resources for valuable information or digital currency. Related: extraction, excavation, quarrying, drilling.
- MINER /ˈmaɪnər/ · noun
- A person who works in a mine, extracting coal, ore, or other minerals. By extension, a software program or computing device used to perform the computational work involved in mining cryptocurrency. Related: mine worker, pitman, coalman, prospector.
- NUGGET /ˈnʌɡɪt/ · noun
- A small, compact lump of something, especially a piece of native gold or other valuable metal. It can also refer to a small, hard piece of food that requires chewing. Related: lump, piece, morsel, fragment.
- PANNING /ˈpænɪŋ/ · verb; noun
- As the present participle of pan, it means moving a camera steadily across a scene or examining an area, text, or material in a broad sweep. As a noun, panning denotes that process, especially the activity of looking for gold by washing sediment in a shallow pan. Related: sweeping, scanning, surveying, searching.
- PROSPECTOR /ˈprɑːspɛktər/ · noun
- A person who searches for minerals, especially gold or other valuable deposits, in the hope of extracting them. The term is also used more generally for someone who investigates opportunities or resources. Related: miner, gold-seeker, explorer, searcher.
- PROSPECTING /prɒˈspɛktɪŋ/ (British); /ˈprɑˌspɛktɪŋ/ (US) · noun and verb
- Prospecting is the activity of searching for mineral deposits, oil, gas, or other valuable resources. By extension, it can mean seeking out potential customers, business opportunities, or other prospects. Related: exploration, search, survey, reconnaissance.
- DIGGER /ˈdɪɡər/ · noun
- A person or machine that digs, especially one who excavates earth, or (in Australia and New Zealand) an informal, affectionate term for a soldier. Related: excavator, spademan, backhoe, digger wasp.
- CLAIM /kleɪm/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a claim is an assertion that something is true or an demand for something due; as a verb, to claim is to assert or state that something is the case, often without proof. Related: assertion, declaration, contention, allegation.
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