The Outback Word Search
This The Outback 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: OUTBACK, AUSTRALIA, ABORIGINAL, DESERT, ARID, DROUGHT, PLATEAU, OUTCROP, GORGE, BILLABONG, CREEK, ULURU.
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The Outback word list, defined
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- OUTBACK /ˈaʊtbæk/ · noun & adjective
- The outback is the sparsely populated interior of Australia, especially the remote and arid regions beyond the major cities and settled farming districts. As an adjective, outback describes places, people, or conditions associated with these regions. Related: bush, interior, hinterland, back country.
- ABORIGINAL /ˌæb.əˈrɪdʒ.ə.nəl/ · adjective
- Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; relating to the Indigenous peoples of a region, especially the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. Related: indigenous, native, autochthonous, first.
- 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.
- ARID /ˈærɪd/ · adjective
- Having little or no rainfall; extremely dry. Also used figuratively to describe something lacking in interest, vitality, or substance. Related: dry, parched, droughty, desiccated.
- DROUGHT /draʊt/ · noun
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water. More broadly, any extended scarcity or deficiency of something essential. Related: dry spell, drouth, aridity, water shortage.
- PLATEAU /ˈplætəʊ/ (British); /ˈplætoʊ/ (US) · noun; verb
- As a noun, a plateau is a broad, relatively level area of elevated land, or a period during which growth, prices, or another quantity remains stable. As a verb, to plateau means to stop increasing or developing at a fairly constant level. Related: level, tableland, stability, levelling.
- OUTCROP /ˈaʊtkrɒp/ (British); /ˈaʊtkrɑp/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, an outcrop is a visible mass of rock that projects from the surrounding ground or land surface. As a verb, to outcrop means to appear at the surface in this way. Related: rock outcrop, exposed rock, rock exposure, outcropping.
- GORGE /ɡɔːrdʒ/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a gorge is a narrow, deep ravine or valley, usually with steep sides. As a verb, gorge means to eat greedily or consume something in large quantities. Related: ravine, canyon, chasm, gully.
- BILLABONG /ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ (British), /ˈbɪləbɔːŋ/ (Australian) · noun
- A billabong is an Australian term for a stagnant backwater or side channel of a river that is cut off from the main flow, typically left behind as a river changes course; it may also refer more generally to a small lake or pool of standing water. Related: backwater, waterhole, lagoon, pool.
- CREEK /kriːk/ · noun
- A narrow, sheltered inlet of the sea along a coastline. In North America and Australia, a small stream or tributary of a river. Related: stream, brook, inlet, rivulet.
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