Pan American Games Word Search
This Pan American Games word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its format, its trophy, and the traditions around it. 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: GROUPSTAGE, SEMIFINAL, HEATS, ELIMINATION, ROUNDROBIN, BRACKET, QUARTERFINAL, OPENINGCEREMONY, CLOSINGCEREMONY, TORCH, FLAME, HYMN.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Pan American Games word list, defined
- SEMIFINAL /sɛmɪˈfaɪnəl/ · noun
- The final round of competition before the final, typically involving two teams or individuals. Related: final, intermediate, preliminary, quarterfinal.
- HEATS /hɪts/ · noun, verb
- A high temperature, especially one that is produced by heat or fire. To make something hotter or to increase its temperature. Related: heat, warmth, temperature, fire.
- ELIMINATION /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
- The act or process of completely removing or getting rid of something, or of excluding someone from further participation in a competition. It also refers to the process by which the body discharges waste matter. Related: removal, eradication, exclusion, deletion.
- BRACKET /ˈbrækɪt/ · noun and verb
- A bracket is a support fixed to a wall for holding a shelf or other object, one of a pair of marks used to enclose text, or a group or category within a range such as income or age. As a verb, to bracket means to enclose in brackets or to place things together as belonging to the same category. Related: brace, support, group, category.
- QUARTERFINAL /kwɔrtərˈfaɪnəl/ · noun
- The stage of a competition that comes after the semifinals and before the finals, typically involving four teams or players. Related: semifinal, final, playoff, elimination round.
- TORCH /tɔːrtʃ/ · noun, verb
- A portable device that produces light, typically by burning fuel, or a device that produces light by electricity, especially one used for carrying or holding in the hand. To ignite or set alight something. Related: lantern, lighter, candle, flame.
- FLAME /fleɪm/ · noun (also verb)
- A flame is the visible, gaseous part of a fire, produced when a fuel burns and emitting light and heat; as a verb, it means to burn with or burst into flames. Related: blaze, fire, burn, ember.
- HYMN /hɪm/ · noun
- A song of praise or worship, typically sung in church. A piece of music that is sung or recited in praise of a person or thing. Related: psalm, anthem, ode, hymnal.
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