Puzzles for the Long Haul…
Whether you fly regularly or once in a blue moon, you will know that it is very important to have something to do to pass the time both during the flight and the airport stop-over; otherwise you can become very bored very quickly.
Puzzles are ideal. Not only do they help to fill in the time, but they also provide a mentally stimulating activity
The Crosswords for Fun website is proud to provide a service to the travelling public.
Our free puzzles are available in both printable and electronic format, so rather than purchasing a book that will add weight to your hand-luggage, simply print a selection of puzzles that will be enough to suit your needs during flight. They won’t take up as much room and certainly won’t weigh your luggage down as much. To replenish your supply, you can visit an Internet cafe and print some more, so some hotels offer an Internet service to their patrons.
Another option is that if you have to take your laptop on a business trip, you can solve the puzzles online. You won’t be able to do this while you are flying, but you can certainly play our online puzzles while you are waiting in the airport terminal.
Puzzling doesn’t need to stop when you have finished your flight. You can can also enjoy solving them at your hotel room in the evening or relaxing on a sunny beach. Puzzling offers many benefits when you are travelling, making it easy to find a home away from home.
Word of the Day – How Many Sides Does A Dodecagon Have?
Today’s Word of the Day is DODECAGON which is a twelve sided shape.
It also has an interesting fact attached to it. It was on this day (25th August 1969) that Australia’s 50 cent piece went from being round to having 12 sides.
Word of the Day : Where are your ossicles located?
Today’s Word of the Day is OSSICLE.
Your ossicles are three tiny bones found in your middle ear. In fact, they are the smallest bones in the human body.
They are also referred to by their (Latin) names of malleus, incus and stapes.
The ossicle bones received these names because of their shapes. They are also referred to as the hammer, anvil and stirrup.
Word of the Day… A Bone By Any Other Name
As you know the human body is made up of many bones, the arm, the leg, the hip, the knee, the ankle. What you may not know is that they all have a scientific name.
Here are some examples:
The TALUS is the scientific name for the ankle bone.
The PATELLA is the scientific name for the knee cap bone.
The CLAVICLE is the scientific name for the collar bone.
The CRANIUM is the scientific name for the skull bone, and
the SCAPULA is the scientific name for the shoulder bone.
Word of the Day : Calcium Vital for Healthy Bones!
Today, our Word of the Day is CALCIUM.
Calcium is vitally important in the development and maintenance of healthy bones in order prevent osteoporosis.
Word of the Day : Two Jaw Bones, Two Names
In today’s Word of the Day we are focusing on the jaw bone.
The human body has two jaw bones and they both have a name of their own.
The lower jaw bone is called the MANDIBLE and the upper jaw bone is called the MAXILLA.
Word of the Day : National Healthy Bones Week
This week is National Healthy Bones Week (August 1-7, 2010) so in Crosswords for Fun’s Word of the Day, we are going to be concentrating on words that are related to bones and bone health.
Have a great week!
Word of the Day : Dromophobia
The final Word of the Day in our phobia series, is something that most of us take for granted. It is DROMOPHOBIA which is a fear of crossing the road.
Word of the Day : Siderodromophobia
Today’s Word of the Day is SIDERODROMOPHOBIA.
It is a fear of trains, railways and train travel.
Word of the Day – Fear of Members of the Animal Kingdom
The majority of people love their family pets and going for a visit to a zoo or farm. However, there are some people who are frightened of animal and birds. The general term for a fear of animals is zoophobia, and a fear of birds is ornithophobia.
Once again this is quite broad, as number of animals have their own phobia terms. I thought this was a good opportunity to include some more words in our phobia segment:
Ailurophobia is a fear of cats.
Cynophobia is a fear of dogs.
Alektorophobia is a fear of chickens.
Ichthypohobia is a fear of fish.
Selacophobia is a fear of sharks.
Hippophobia is a fear of horses.
Taurophobia is a fear of bulls.
Agrizoophobia is a fear of wild animals.
