These crosswords are all on very big grids. They contain over 40 words of any size. To view or print a big crossword puzzle click on its title.
| Title |
Subject |
Instructions / Description |
Sample Puzzle Hints |
|
Secret Life of Bees
|
Movies
|
|
attach or fastened with pins in a certain way. deep wide ditch surrounding a castle. a church house provided for the clergy. a stupid person. failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
|
|
Sedimentary Rock
|
Earth Sciences
|
|
The dropping of rock when wind or water slows down or ice melts.. A fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud and a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny pieces.. Forms from the remains of plants and animals.. Rock made by sediments that are mechanically weathered, transported and deposited.. The movement of sediments to a new location..
|
|
Sedimentary Rock
|
Geology
|
|
the process of sediments coming to rest . when dissolved matierials . clastic rock composed of silt and clay . the process of sediments being moved from one place to another. chemical rock composed of mineral calcite .
|
|
Sensation & Perception
|
Society
|
|
difference between the images provided by the two retinas. ability to keep objects in the environment steady by perceiving either ourselves or outside objects as moving. an organized whole, shape, or form. ability to retain the size of an object regardless of where it is located. inaccurate perceptions.
|
|
Sensation and Perception 2
|
Body
|
|
Number of sound waves per second. the height of a sound wave. A snail shaped tube in the ear. Process of sorting through sensations and selecting some for further processing. slightly different retinal image.
|
|
Sense and Sensibility
|
Books
|
|
waste time. marked by effections. characterized by contentment. liveliness. a cry of sorrow.
|
|
Sergeant Stubby
|
Movies
|
|
Greatest country in the world. Another word for canine. During his service, Sergeant Stubby received many of these. After being injured by mustard gas, Sergeant Stubb was given one of these. Something dogs like to eat.
|
|
Service Food
|
Food
|
|
any item used to serve or eat food . a tip, or extra money, in appreciation for service . a method of serving food in which people help themselves to food set out on a table. a way of serving meals in which food is portioned out on individual plates in the kitchen and brought to the table. a way of serving meals in which food is placed in serving dishes and passed around the table .
|
|
Setting Goals
|
Other
|
Complete the puzzle using the clues
|
a list of steps to help you reach your goal. a goal you expect to reach in a few hours, days, or weeks. something that stands in the way of reaching a goal. a level of importance. within your reach.
|
|
Seven Autumn Celebrations Around the World
|
World Geography
|
|
a light that has usually a glass covering and that can be carried by a handle. respect that is given to someone who is admired. a member of your family. relating to an entire country. an occasion when people come together as a group.
|
|
Seven Principles of the Constitution
|
Government and Politics
|
|
Person required to defend himself/herself in a legal action. One branch of government can watch another branch. People exercise their power by voting. People guaranteed certain rights and privileges. Division of government roles and power into branches.
|
|
Seville
|
World Geography
|
|
Country Seville is located in. The religion most the population is. Sleeveless coat. Very popular dance. Continent Seville is located in.
|
|
Sewing
|
Other
|
|
Used for general sewing without a machine.. Sewing directions and cutting instructions.. The sharp circular blade allows you to easily slice through fabrics and get a nice clean cut.. A small ruler with a slider that is used to measure small measurements such as seams and folds.. Clear plastic ruler that is used with the rotary cutter and matt to provide accurate measurements and a straight edge while slicing fabric..
|
|
Sewing
|
Other
|
|
tool used for cutting fabric. controls how fast or slow machine sews. tool used to take out seams easily. stretches and is used in waistbands. place the spool of thread on this.
|
|
Shakespeare
|
Entertainment
|
This crossword is about Shakespeare, the answers are names of plays
|
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son _______ to avenge his murder by killing the new king,. Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Three witches tell the Scottish general ______ that he will be King of Scotland.. A pair of star-crossed lovers.. ___ _____IV fights off a growing rebellion while his son drinks and robs people; his son redeems himself..
|
|
Shakespeare's Sonnets
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
The name of Shakespeare's birthplace. The number of lines in a stanza. . The last two lines of a sonnet. Shakespeare's nick name. The 'paragraphs' in poetry..
|
|
Shampoo and Conditioning
|
Other
|
|
Always use a wide tooth comb and work gently from point to root to avoid causing this.. This is found in shampoo used for normal hair.. This is a deep kneading movement used when conditioning the hair.. This conditioner coats the cuticle.. If this is applied to the hair it will open the cuticle..
|
|
Shang Dynasty
|
Asian History
|
|
First Dynasty to invent recorded history. defeated king Jie of Xia. wear the shang were located north,east,south,or west . king who ruled for 58 years. used to make Wepons,Armor,and Technology .
|
|
Shape
|
Math
|
|
A closed, two-dimensional figure made up of segments called sides. Lines that never cross. Endlessly straight. Some of the sides seem to 'cave in'. All of the sides seem to 'stick out'.
|
|
Shape and Form
|
Math
|
|
tangible aspects of a design, solid. this is a form. 2D,has height, width no depth. a heavy shape. reflects light easily, reflections are bright.
|
|
Shape, Form and Value
|
Math
|
|
Extreme difference often using value.. A two-dimensional area or plane. . The areas on an object that reflects the most light.. How light generally reflects on a form to show it’s 3 dimensionality.. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature. .
|
|
Shaping the Land
|
Geology
|
|
Process by which sediment comes to rest.. Large mass of moving ice.. Hardness scale for minerals. Process that move sediment from one place to another.. Fan shaped deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river..
|
|
Shark Parts
|
Animals
|
|
after digesting, food goes into the ____. a ____ is in front of a caudal fin. another name for a vertebral column might be ____. a shark breathes through its ____. sharks have ___ dorsal fins.
|
|
Sheep
|
Animals
|
|
a castrated male sheep. a well-known cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk. a group of sheep. a bag-like organ containing mammary glands. a female sheep.
|
|
Sheep School
|
Animals
|
Test your knowledge of sheep!
|
All the wool that is shorn off of one sheep is called a _____. Sheep like to sleep on this. A female sheep is called a _____. This comes from sheep and is used to make clothes and other products. Sheep have ____ stomachs.
|
|
Sheep Terminology
|
Animals
|
Match the definition to the term in the word bank.
|
Male that has been castrated. Gestation length in sheep. Female that has given birth. Leather made from sheep. Parturition in sheep.
|
|
Sherlock
|
Books - Mystery
|
|
Sherlock's landlady. A Study In (blank). Sherlock's brother. The country the banker worked for before he got shot. The instrument Sherlock plays.
|
|
Sherlock Holmes: Eye Of The Crow
|
Books - Mystery
|
|
a spot or a mark. a bright white light. perfect; without flaws or faults. to babble or to talk excessively. marked or dented.
|
|
Shipbuilders and Seafarers
|
Business and Work
|
|
Someone who is responsible for steering a ship safely through the waters. Viking boats had ____________ bodies so that they could move quickly. Vikings had a dragon head carved into the front, or _______ , of the boat. The _________ is a tall pole that holds the sails. Many Vikings were __________ who worked in spring and summer.
|
|
Shipwrecks
|
Other
|
|
a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep. to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort. the front part of a ship or boat. to pull something along the groundor water, often because it is too heavy to carry. to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction.
|
|
Shipwrecks
|
Other
|
|
you read the news in this. helps people cross the water. died under water. name of the ship. who did the wrong thing..who's......
|
|
Shock
|
Health
|
|
2 - 6 mmHg. Type of shock that causes warm dry skin and bradycardia. Type of shock that arises from decreased circulating volume. Medication used in anaphylaxis. Complication of central venous catheter insertion.
|
|
Shoreline Erosion and Depostion
|
Earth Sciences
|
|
Form when a sea cliff is worn back. An exposed sandbar that is connected to the shoreline. Offshore columns of resistant rock that were once connected to the mainland. Form when wave action continues to erode a sea cave. An underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material.
|
|
Short Story
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
a clue or hint given to a reader about what is to come in the story. the turning point in a story when the central problem or conflict is most intense or exciting. the message about life or human nature that is the focus in the story the writer tells. action and events in the story that help resolve the conflict and bring the story to a close. when the conflict is fully resolved and the story comes to a satisfying end .
|
|
Short Story
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
Giving hints on what will happen later in the story. Readers know more than the characters do. Uncertain of an outcome. Object that stands for something else. Giving human qualities to non-human things.
|
|
Short Story Elements
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
The struggle which is the basis of every story ever written. The arrangement of a series of incidents or situations that add to the complexity of the story. . The feeling aroused in a reader by the events in a story. Any one of the persons in the story. The setting is the time and place in which the story takes place.
|
|
Short Story Elements
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
the highest point of a story. character that shows varied or contradictory traits. character that develops and changes. action that occurs after the climax. contrast between appearance or reality.
|
|
Short Story Motivation
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
This is the highest point of interest and turning point of the story. It is the controlling idea or the central insight of the story. Essential part of a plot that is the beginning of the story. Element of a literary piece that takes part of the action. The systematic chain of events in a story.
|
|
Short Story Terms
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
The character is in conflict with the natural world. Character versus __________. The character struggles with a force outside of himself or herself.. The 'explosion' that sets the plot in motion and sets up conflict.. The state of being anxious or curious about the outcome of the story. (grade 10). The most suspenseful moment in the story..
|
|
Short Story Theory
|
Literature and Writing
|
|
This conflict happens within the character.. The hints and clues provided by the author that suggests the outcome of the story.. This point of view has the narrator share the story as if he/she were holding a camcorder.. This conflict happens due to an outside force such another character, the environment, fate, etc.. Max is a pig when he eats his dinner. What figurative language am I?.
|
|
Shutting Out the Sky
|
Books - Historical
|
Good luck!
|
to move unsteadily, to limp . a small part or trace of something . to form a mental picture of something. To remove something that is not wanted or needed. to give up, desert or withdraw from something .
|
|
Shutting Out the Sky
|
Books
|
Good luck!
|
Someone who is new to a place or situation . a law that controls or limits something. something that is boring because it is always the same . to fill something so there is no more room . Someone who sells items on the streets and moves from one place to another .
|
|
Shutting Out the Sky
|
Books - Historical
|
Good luck!
|
a noisy quarrel usually over unimportant things. fake not real. looking on the bright side of things; thinking the best about the future . the middle of something. Please and satisfied with what you have; Happy.
|
|
Shutting Out the Sky
|
Books - Childrens Literature
|
|
a noisy quarrel usually over unimportant things . fake not real. looking on the bright side of things; thinking the best about the future . the middle of something . pleas and satisfied with what you have; happy.
|
|
Siege Machines
|
NONE
|
|
physical power or strength possessed by a living being: . anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. . an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.. Origin of simple machine.
|
|
Sience Materials
|
Science
|
Crossword
|
It is a liquid that passes throw . Something that dissolves in a solvent. When it is not reversible. When something desolvs . It looks a bit like cat poo.
|
|
Significant People of the Texas Revolution
|
US History
|
First and Last Name
|
One of the only women survivors at Battle of the Alamo. Known as the author of the the Texas Declaration of Independence. Mexican general who attempted to intercede on the behalf of the surrendering Texans at the Alamo. Extremely skilled Republic rifleman who was killed at the Battle of the Alamo. Known as the Father of Texas. Stopped working in repairing relations with Mexico after he was jailed.
|
|
Silent 'w' Words
|
Spelling Lists
|
|
of, relating to, or belonging to whom or which. to what or which person. a circle of leaves or flowers bound together to be hung on doors, etc.. the joint between the hand and arm. a small fold or crease.
|
|
Silicon Valley
|
Other
|
|
the US dollar. Previous name of Silicon Valley. first entrepreneurial compant. invest in start up companies. amount of cities in Santa Clara county.
|
|
Simple Machines
|
Sports
|
|
The efficiency of a machine is always less than this. . Some of the work put into a machine is used to overcome this.. A type of pulley that changes the direction of the effort force.. The number of times a machine multiplies the effort, or input, force.. A slanted surface, or ramp..
|
|
|
