Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Families often celebrate with a large meal. Although many celebrate by cooking the meal themselves, a large number of people also go to restaurants to eat. In this lesson, we are going to take a look at the list of thanksgiving words in the United States.
Thanksgiving Words
The holiday celebrates the first Thanksgiving held by the group of settlers known as Pilgrims, who came from Europe and arrived in North America in 1620. The Pilgrims had a difficult first year (partially due to an especially harsh winter). They gave thanks in the Fall of 1621, famously feasting with local Native Americans.
There are numerous traditions that are celebrated on Thanksgiving. The Macys Thanksgiving Day parade is broadcast from New York City. The parade includes marching bands, performers from Broadway theater productions, celebrities, and very large balloons. The parade draws huge crowds in New York and many people across the country watch the parade on television each year.
American football is also associated with Thanksgiving. Local rivalries often face off and the National Football League (NFL) broadcasts games over television. Some families play their own football games in their yard before or after their big meal.
Many businesses also close on the Friday following Thanksgiving. This day is often referred to as βBlack Friday,β and retail stores open early (sometimes as early as Thursday afternoon) to give shoppers a chance at items on sale. This is the traditional βbeginningβ of Christmas shopping.
List of Thanksgiving Words
Below are 111 words associated with Thanksgiving in the United States.
- Abundance
- America
- American
- Appreciation
- Aroma
- Arrangement
- Ate
- Autumn
- Bake
- Balloons
- Band
- Baste
- Belonging
- Black-Friday
- Blessing
- Bouquet
- Bread
- Broadway
- Buffet
- Carve
- Cater
- Celebrate
- Centerpiece
- Church
- Coffee
- Cook
- Cooking
- Cornucopia
- Couch
- Delicious
- Dessert
- Dine
- Dining
- Dinner
- Dish
- Dishes
- Eat
- Eaten
- Eating
- Elegant
- Entertain
- Fall
- Family
- Famished
- Fancy
- Favorite
- Feast
- Feed
- Feeding
- Festive
- Float
- Football
- Fried
- Friends
- Full
- Games
- Gobble
- Gobbler
- God
- Gourd
- Grace
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Grandparent
- Grandparents
- Grateful
- Gratitude
- Harvest
- Helping
- Herald-square
- Holiday
- Home
- Host
- Hostess
- Hymns
- Leftover
- Macys
- Marching
- Mash
- Mashed
- Meal
- Nap
- Napkin
- Napping
- November
- Oven
- Overeating
- Pan
- Parade
- Pardon
- Parents
- Peace
- Platter
- Plentiful
- Pray
- Prayer
- Recipe
- Santa
- Serve
- Setting
- Shelter
- Snoopy
- Stress
- Tablecloth
- Tasty
- Television
- Thanks
- Thursday
- Tradition
- Travel
- Volunteer
Words Associated with the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims celebrated what is considered the βFirst Thanksgivingβ in October of 1621. The large feast included both Pilgrims and Native Americans. Below are 19 words associated with the Pilgrims:
- Canoe
- Colonists
- Colony
- Community
- Compact
- Indian
- Massachusetts
- Mayflower
- Native
- Pilgrim
- Plantation
- Plymouth
- Puritan
- Rock
- Sail
- Separatist
- Settlers
- Squanto
- Voyage
Words Associated with the Food Commonly Consumed on Thanksgiving
Many families in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving with a large (often somewhat formal) meal. Both family and friends are invited. Although nearly any food can be included, there are some foods that have been traditionally consumed for generations. Below are 57 words associated with the food commonly consumed on Thanksgiving.
- Allspice
- Apple
- Beans
- Biscuits
- Bread
- Bread-pudding
- Candied
- Carrots
- Casserole
- Cider
- Corn
- Cornbread
- Cranberries
- Cranberry
- Creamed
- Dark
- Dressing
- Giblets
- Glazed
- Gravy
- Green-bean
- Ham
- Honey
- Leg
- Maize
- Maple
- Mashed
- Meat
- Neck
- Peas
- Pecan
- Pie
- Plum
- Potato
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin-pie
- Roast
- Rolls
- Rutabaga
- Sauce
- Seasoning
- Spices
- Spinach
- Squash
- Stuffing
- Sweet-potato
- Syrup
- Turkey
- Turnip
- Vegetables
- Walnuts
- White
- Wine
- Wing
- Wishbone
- Yam
Thanksgiving words Visual Vocabulary Practice (A2)
Question 1: Look at the image. Type the correct English word.
Question 2: What is the correct English word for this image?
