The Sahara Desert Word Search
This The Sahara Desert 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: SAND, DUNE, ERGS, SAHARA, DESERT, ARID, OASIS, CAMEL, NOMAD, BEDOUIN, TENERE, TANEZROUFT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Sahara Desert word list, defined
- SAND /sænd/ · noun & verb
- As a noun, sand is a loose granular substance consisting of small particles of weathered rock, especially on beaches, deserts, riverbeds, or dunes. As a verb, to sand something means to rub, smooth, or cover it with sand. Related: grit, sediment, beach, shore.
- DUNE /djuːn/ (UK); /duːn/ (US) · noun
- A hill or ridge of loose wind-blown sand, typically found along seashores or in deserts. Related: sandhill, hillock, mound, ridge.
- 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.
- OASIS /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ · noun
- A fertile or watered area in a desert or other dry region, providing water, vegetation, and shelter. Figuratively, it refers to a pleasant, peaceful, or restorative place amid difficult surroundings. Related: haven, refuge, sanctuary, retreat.
- CAMEL /ˈkæm.əl/ · noun
- A large, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, native to the deserts of Asia and North Africa, with either one hump (the dromedary) or two (the Bactrian camel) that stores fat as an energy reserve. Related: dromedary, Bactrian camel, beast of burden.
- NOMAD /ˈnəʊmæd/ (British); /ˈnoʊmæd/ (American) · noun
- A member of a people who move from place to place, typically to find pasture, resources, or work, rather than settling permanently. The word can also refer more broadly to someone whose lifestyle or movement is itinerant. Related: wanderer, traveller, rover, drifter.
- BEDOUIN /ˈbɛduɪn/ · noun
- A member of a traditionally nomadic Arab people of the desert regions of the Middle East and North Africa, especially of Arabia. Related: nomad, desert dweller, wanderer.
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