Westward Expansion Word Search
This Westward Expansion 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: PIONEER, WAGON, FRONTIER, EXPLORER, HOMESTEAD, TRAIL, LOUISIANA, PURCHASE, ORDINANCE, MANIFEST, DESTINY, MORMON.
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Westward Expansion word list, defined
- PIONEER /paɪəˈnɪr/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, a pioneer is a person who explores or settles a new area, or an originator who develops a new field, method, or practice. As a verb, to pioneer means to begin or introduce an activity, field, or development. Related: trailblazer, founder, initiator, innovator.
- WAGON /ˈwæɡən/ · noun; verb
- A wagon is a four-wheeled vehicle, traditionally pulled by animals and used to carry people or goods. In modern usage, the word can also refer to a railway freight car and, informally, to a group or faction. Related: cart, carriage, waggon, dray.
- FRONTIER /frʌnˈtɪər/ · noun
- The outermost boundary or border of a country or territory; more broadly, the limit of what is known, achieved, or explored in a particular field. Related: border, boundary, limit, edge.
- EXPLORER /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/ · noun
- A person who travels to unfamiliar places in order to learn about or map them; more broadly, anyone who investigates or explores a subject, area, or field systematically. Related: adventurer, traveler, pathfinder, pioneer.
- HOMESTEAD /ˈhoʊm.sted/ (US); /ˈhəʊm.sted/ (British) · noun, verb
- As a noun, a house and the land around it occupied as a home, especially in a rural area; the term can also refer to land settled and worked by its occupants. As a verb, it means to establish or occupy a place as a homestead. Related: farmstead, smallholding, holding, homesteading.
- TRAIL /treɪl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- As a noun, a trail is a path or route through open country, or the marks, scent, or traces left by a person, animal, vehicle, or event. As a verb, it means to move or remain behind, follow at a distance, lag behind, or drag something loosely along the ground. Related: path, route, track, way.
- PURCHASE /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/ (US); /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ (British) · noun; verb
- As a noun, purchase means the act of buying something or the item or service acquired. As a verb, it means to buy something, especially through a formal transaction. Related: buy, acquisition, acquiring, procurement.
- ORDINANCE /ˈɔːrdɪnəns/ (US); /ˈɔːdɪnəns/ (UK) · noun
- An ordinance is a law or rule made by a local government or other authority, especially a municipal government. More broadly, it can mean an authoritative command or established rule. Related: law, statute, regulation, rule.
- MANIFEST /ˈmænɪfɛst/ · adjective, verb, noun
- As an adjective, manifest means clear, obvious, or evident. As a verb, it means to show or make evident; as a noun, it means a list of cargo and passengers aboard a ship. Related: obvious, clear, apparent, evident.
- DESTINY /ˈdɛstɪni/ · noun
- The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future, conceived as a predetermined and often irresistible force. It can also refer more broadly to the hidden power believed to control future events. Related: fate, fortune, lot, predestination.
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