The Nile River Word Search

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Play a The Nile River word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.

Words to find: NILE, RIVER, EGYPT, AFRICA, DELTA, CAIRO, DESERT, SAHARA, FLOOD, ANCIENT, CROCODILE, PAPYRUS.

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The Nile River word list, defined

RIVER /ˈrɪvər/ · noun and verb
A river is a large natural stream of water flowing through a defined channel toward a sea, lake, or another body of water. The word can also describe a continuous flow or abundance of something. Related: stream, watercourse, waterway, brook.
DELTA /ˈdɛltə/ · noun
The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ). Also, a triangular tract of alluvial land formed where a river splits into distributaries before entering a sea or lake, and in science and mathematics, a symbol for change or difference in a quantity. Related: alluvial plain, estuary, outwash, floodplain.
DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
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.
ANCIENT /ˈeɪnʃənt/ · adjective
Belonging to the very distant past, especially the period of classical antiquity before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; or extremely old, having existed for a very long time. Related: old, antique, age-old, archaic.
CROCODILE /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/ (British & US; US often /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/) · noun
A large, predatory semiaquatic reptile of the family Crocodylidae, native to tropical regions, having a long tapered snout, thick scaly hide, and powerful jaws; also, more broadly in informal use, any large crocodilian including alligators and caimans. Related: crocodilian, croc.
PAPYRUS /pəˈpaɪrəs/ · noun
Papyrus is an ancient writing material made from the pith of the papyrus plant, and also a document or text written on this material. The term can also refer to the aquatic plant from which the material was made. Related: scroll, manuscript, parchment document, writing material.

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